The Open Government Partnership (OGP) was created in 2011 to bring governments and civil society leaders together to “promote transparent, participatory, inclusive and accountable governance,” through advancing national and local level policy reforms. Since then, the issues impacting transparency and good governance have expanded dramatically. To understand how the OGP and its members (currently 74 countries and 150 local governments) are approaching new challenges...

A two-part series offered by the World Bank Group (WBG) Sanctions Board Secretariat. Part One introduces the WBG Sanctions System, outlining its call to action to protect development funds, uphold integrity, and promote good governance. Part Two addresses the WBG Sanctions Board decision-making process and the role that Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) play in the fight against corruption.

The G20’s Global Infrastructure Outlook projects that the world is on track for $79 trillion in infrastructure spending by 2040, with an additional $15 trillion needs gap. That volume of funds gives rise to an elevated corruption risk, requiring accountability and oversight. Against that backdrop, CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, founded in 2012 after a three-year pilot, uses an approach blending: government, private sector and civil society engagement; data