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皇冠体育app UK was pleased to support a high-Level conference to promote transparency and integrity in Tunisia鈥檚 public governance that was held on 19 -21 June in Tunis.

皇冠体育app event was funded by the British Embassy in Tunis and organised by , and aimed to build on Tunisia鈥檚 initiatives to improve the fiscal transparency and develop a code of ethical conduct for its public agents and high-level officials.

皇冠体育app conference participants came from across the MENA region and OECD countries, and used the opportunity to discuss ways to improve the transparency of public financial management, governments鈥� integrity and best practices to increase citizens鈥� participation in public policy decisions.

Over the course of the first two days, the participants looked at case studies and experiences from Belgium, Brazil, Lebanon, Palestinian Authority, South Africa and Turkey. On the last day of the conference, Tunisia鈥檚 Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh and OECD Deputy Secretary General Richard Boucher joined the discussions on Tunisia鈥檚 recent progress in promoting fiscal transparency. 皇冠体育appy also discussed the prospects for rebuilding trust between Tunisian citizens and the State.

Speaking at the event, Louise Burrett, Charg茅e d鈥橝ffaires at the British Embassy said 鈥渁nti-corruption and transparency are global priorities for the UK under its G8 Presidency. We recognise Tunisia鈥檚 political will to instil good governance through its institutions. This gives me confidence that, with time and our joint continued commitment, accountable and transparent practices will flourish within Tunisian state institutions鈥�.

皇冠体育app conference was the result of cooperation between the OECD and the Tunisian government over the past twelve months in the following areas: a) the development of a code of conduct for public officials, b) evaluation of the control system and audit within the public sector, c) reform of the declaration of assets, and d) strengthening fiscal transparency.

皇冠体育app conference is part of wider efforts of the UK鈥檚 Arab Partnership Programme with a total budget of 拢2.5 million (over 6 million TND) this year to support the democratic transition in Tunisia.

皇冠体育app UK is one of the first members of the OECD which is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.

皇冠体育app organisation is a forum of countries committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices and co-ordinate domestic and international policies of its members.

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