IMF Calls for Reform in Pakistan’s Corruption Risk Identification - Republic Policy

Corruption in Pakistan: IMF laments limited access to data

WASHINGTON: IMF, while lamenting limited access to data has stated: “The effectiveness of the politically exposed persons’ identification remains uneven across sectors due to limited access to comprehensive data, absence of automated screening tools in smaller institutions, and a lack of corruption-specific red flag indicators that would help detect misuse of public office, stated the draft report. It is pertinent to mention here that IMF had di…

IMF Calls for Reform in Pakistan’s Corruption Risk Identification - Republic Policy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found major gaps in Pakistan’s system for identifying politically exposed persons (PEPs), warning that uneven practices and insufficient corruption-specific red-flag indicators are limiting the ability to detect misuse of public office. These findings are part of the lender’s draft Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment, shared with Islamabad for review before its release later this month. Follo…