CANADA (Global Affairs Canada)

Canada’s fight against bribery

• GAC is developing a harmonised and integrated risk management tool (RMT) for all GAC grants and contributions, managed by the Risk Management Advisory Group.
• The Fraud Management Unit supports fraud detection and the management of fraud cases.

DENMARK (Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Danida)

Anti-Corruption Policy / Guidelines for risk management

• All staff should respect a code of conduct.
• An online reporting mechanism is in place for possible irregularities.
• Risks are assessed and managed at the country and programme levels.

FINLAND (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Anti-corruption handbook for development practitioners

• Governance assessments and governance performance indicators are used to perform risk assessments.
• Assessing and mitigating risks are mainly country and intervention specific, and can vary from one aid instrument to another.
• There is an e-service for reporting suspicions of misuse of Finnish development cooperation funds.

FRANCE (French Development Agency – AFD)

General policy for the prevention and fight against illicit practices

• At the project appraisal stage, due diligence is carried out by operational departments.
• When concluding a contract, contractual provisions are there to prevent any prohibited practice.
• At the project implementation stage, monitoring checks respect for contractual provisions and that any risks are managed appropriately.

GERMANY (German Corporation for International Cooperation)

Anti-Corruption and Integrity in German Development Policy

• GIZ follows a zero-tolerance policy.
• Corruption risks are managed at the country level.
• Training and codes of ethics are key aspects to prevent corruption risks.
• Programme appraisals consider how to prevent corruption risks.

NORWAY (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation – Norad)

Guidelines for dealing with suspected financial irregularities in the Foreign Service / Grant Management Manual. Guide for assessment of results and risk management

• The Fraud and Integrity Unit receives warnings and is responsible for investigating and enforcing the Zero Tolerance Policy.
• Due diligence of partners, country risk assessments, and grant risk assessments are performed.

SWEDEN (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – Sida)

Sida’s anti-corruption regulation

• Risks of corruption are included in the country strategy programme and measured at the sector and project levels.
• Corruption risk assessment is part of Sida's Rating System of Projects.
• Reporting requirements consider corruption risks.

SWITZERLAND (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – SDC)

Fighting Corruption. SDC Strategy

• Corruption prevention and sanction measures should be applied to sector programmes.
• SDC’s operational divisions are responsible for designing and implementing anti-corruption programmes.
• SDC’s Governance Division is responsible for providing advice and support to SDC operational staff concerning anti-corruption measures in partner countries.

UNITED KINGDOM (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office – FCDO)

FCDO Smart rules / Risk Management in DFID

• Risk is managed at three levels: the corporate, operational unit, and intervention levels.
• The Internal Audit Department manages suspicions of fraud.