Alik Shpekbayev discussed the implementation of anti-corruption policy with the World Bank Resident Representative in Kazakhstan

On October 14, Alik Shpekbayev met with Jean-Francois Marteau, World Bank Resident Representative in Kazakhstan. The meeting was also attended by experts on public administration from the headquarters of the organization in Washington, USA.

The parties discussed the development of anti-corruption policy in Kazakhstan and the country's achievements in the context of the "Indicators of Governance" of the World Bank, outlining plans for further cooperation.

During the meeting, the Chairman of the Agency presented the current novelties of anti-corruption legislation, focusing the interlocutor's attention on the key aspects of the political modernization of Kazakhstan.

A. Shpekbayev emphasized that thanks to the political will of the Head of State, Kazakhstan is carrying out systematic and comprehensive work to combat corruption, systematically introducing advanced international anti-corruption standards and implementing effective criminal law measures.

In turn, Jean-François Marteau praised the country's progress in combating corruption, noting that “in Kazakhstan, the greatest breakthrough in terms of 6 indicators of public administration was demonstrated precisely in terms of control of corruption, which indicates the leading role of the Agency in country success. Over the past two years, Kazakhstan has doubled the percentile rank, from 19.7% to 43.8%, significantly approaching the category of countries with effective control of corruption, which is undoubtedly evidence of the effectiveness of measures taken and real actions to eradicate corruption. "

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to work out the issues of introducing digital systems to identify corruption risks and preventive and preventive work, targeted financing of the Agency's current projects, as well as the spread of the Kazakh practice of combating corruption in the Central Asian region.