African Union Royalties (local and international) International grants International loans (commercial and concessional) Other forms of remittances (including from nationals in the Diaspora) Objective 4: Fight corruption and money laundering Corruption erodes the effectiveness of policies and programmes, as well as the trust of the public in institutions of governance. It further constitutes a drain on the meagre resources of the state and the overall economy. Therefore it is important to eradicate corrupt practices in the management and administration of public resources and institutions. While corruption is a Cross-Cutting Issue throughout this Questionnaire, the purpose of this section is to focus on corruption in public procurement, whereby both public and private actors involved in the procurement process may be tempted to divert public funds, goods or services for their personal use. „Money laundering‟ can be defined as a process where proceeds of a criminal activity are disguised to conceal their origin. By so doing, criminals introduce their dirty money in the financial sector, which enables them to avoid prosecution, conviction and confiscation of their criminal proceeds. QUESTION 1: What measures have been taken by your country to fight corruption in public procurement and with what results? Describe policy and regulatory measures as well as institutional establishments in place to improve transparency and integrity in government procurement INDICATORS Statistics on the following for the last 5 years: Cases of corruption in the public procurement Numbers of public and private actors investigated, prosecuted and convicted of corruption Cases of stolen assets recovered Existence of public procurement laws 36