Corruption continues to have a disproportionate impact on the poor and most vulnerable, increasing the cost of, and reducing access to, health, education, justice, electricity and other basic services, thereby exacerbating inequality. It reduces private investment as it increases risks for investors, with consequent effects on growth and jobs. It distorts public spending decisions and weakens the quality of public investments as substandard infrastructure gets built and the regulatory systems for quality control and safety are bypassed.

The Anti-Corruption Action Plan (ACAP) is the part of the Project Appraisal Document that helps identify the main corruption prevention aspects of a proposed project. Each ACAP builds on knowledge generated by previous plans, and must be tailored to suit the individual project. The structure of the ACAPs has evolved over the past two years, currently the advice given to preparation teams is that the plans must include six key elements, namely:

1. Enhanced disclosure provisions

2. Civil society oversight

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Tracking Number: OECD Legal Instruments on Corruption Prevention_2015_English

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Tracking Number: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)_1977_English

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Tracking Number: Criminal Law Convention on Corruption_1999_English

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This Act provides for the strengthening of measures to prevent and combat corruption and corrupt activities; to provide for the offense of corruption and offenses relating to corrupt activities; to provide for investigative measures in respect of corruption and related corrupt activities; to provide for the establishment and endorsement of a Register in order to place certain restrictions on persons and enterprises convicted of corrupt activities relating to tenders and contracts; to place a duty on certain persons holding a position of authority to report certain corrupt transactions;