Central Asia Platform

_{Central America | Caribbean | South America and Mexico | West and Sahel Africa | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa | Western Balkans | Central Asia | South East Asia}

The Regional Platform includes:

Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

The regional platform for Central Asia, with the focus on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, was established at a high-level regional conference held in Tashkent on 2 and 3 November 2023.

The founding documents of the platform contain a list of the areas identified as priorities by the participating countries, including preventive measures against corruption, combating corruption in the corporate and private sectors, asset recovery and international cooperation, criminalization and investigation of corruption offenses.

Significant attention will be given to the sharing of best practices among the participating countries and coordination of international donor efforts in the region.

Roadmap - EN | RU [PDF]
Main Principles - EN | RU [PDF]

PRIORITY AREAS

Effective preventive measures against corruption

^{Enhancing knowledge and enforcing codes of ethics for public officials, identifying and managing conflicts of interest, declaring assets, identifying illicit enrichment and beneficial ownership, promoting transparency in the activities of the public sector, organizations financed from the state budget and other public sources.}

Prevention and combating corruption in the corporate and private sectors

^{Implementation of compliance mechanisms in state-owned enterprises, quasi-public and private sectors, corporate liability for corruption offenses, compensation for victims, prevention of fraud and corruption in the corporate and private sectors, public procurement.}

Asset recovery and international cooperation

^{Asset recovery and international cooperation strategies, effective management of recovered assets, specialized legislation, domestic mechanisms for intergovernmental cooperation and specialized units.}

Criminalization of corruption and investigation of corruption offences

^{Criminalization of promising and offering a bribe, soliciting a bribe, accepting a promise and offering a bribe and other aspects important to ensure effective identification, tracing, prosecution, and adjudication of corruption related offences.}

Sharing best practices in other areas proposed by member states

^{Tracking digital currency and cryptocurrency transactions, the use of "coloring" of digital characters for this purpose, law enforcement cooperation with cryptocurrency exchanges in freezing, seizing and confiscating assets, conducting integrity audits of public officials, etc.}

Cross-cutting topics to be considered within each of priority area

^{Peer-to-peer learning and regional cooperation, civil society participation in the fight against corruption, use of technology and data collection, and gender aspects of anti-corruption.}

Donors' Support Coordination

^{Improve interaction and coordination in countering corruption both among the Participating Countries and international donors working in the region.}