Alliance for Integrity’s Anti-Corruption Day Business Integrity Forum – “Positioning for the AfCFTA and the fight against corruption: the critical role of the Ghanaian Private Sector”

Corruption has been identified as one the most important constraints to private sector development and as one of the causes for the existence of large informal sectors in developing economies.

The environment of doing business has changed in recent years, urging the private sector to adopt and comply with more stringent anti-corruption norms and standard such as the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). Adopted 16 years ago, the UNCAC is the paramount global framework for preventing and combating corruption. It emphasizes a collective action of public, private and civil society against this complex social, political and economic disease that affect all countries. The Convention further witnessed the declaration of 9th December as the International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD). The IACD aims to continue awareness creation to stem the effects of corruption.

To this end, the Alliance for Integrity, the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) and the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) in collaboration with the UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana (AMCHAM), Ghanaian-German Economic Association (GGEA), and the Global Compact Network, seek to initiate an annual Private Sector Anti-Corruption forum to enable the active participation of the private sector in the IACD.

The forum will among other things create an opportunity for the private sector to reflect on their commitment to the fight against corruption, identify the challenges/obstacles to business integrity as well as adopt measures to promote a responsible business conduct in Ghana, in the light of the AfCFTA.

The forum will consist of a moderated panel discussion hosting notable anti-corruption and business association leaders to respond to a main speaker. The main speaker will set the pace with a detailed presentation on the theme. The panel discussion will be followed by a plenary discussion.