The CBC Business Integrity Project is a project of the COMESA Business Council (CBC), in partnership with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), with the objective of building the capacity of the private sector in Africa to stem corruption and enhance their participation in reform initiatives to achieve a transparent and enabling business environment.
The project is divided into two components:
- Training of enterprises in 4 countries. The Project includes training of enterprises in four countries;
Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Zambia, as a pilot phase.
- Development of the regional model code on anti-corruption compliance.
In line with the CBC Business Integrity Project, the Mauritius Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), the national focal point and vice-chair of the COMESA Business Council, in collaboration with the CBC andCIPE, is organizing the CIPE Anti-Corruption Compliance Training. The aim of the CIPE Anti-Corruption
Compliance Training is to apprise participants on the global practices of good governance and anticorruption within their enterprises.
The overall objective is the development of a Regional Anti-Corruption Compliance Code for enterprises as a guide that can used by businesses in developing and implementing anti-corruption compliance within their businesses.
The MCCI and the COMESA Business Council invites interested participants to call on Tel: 2034830 or
email: [email protected] for more information on the training and registration.
About the COMESA Business Council (CBC)
COMESA Business Council (CBC) is a Business Member Organization and recognized private sector institution of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). It was established in 2005 with the objective of providing a platform for three core services namely, business support services and linkages, policy advocacy and membership development. The main aim of the CBC is to address the pertinent constraints to business and competitiveness in the region, to influence the policy formulation agenda on behalf of the private sector and to increase the private sector participation in the regional integration agenda.
About the Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
Since 1983, CIPE has been working from the ground up with partners to find locally-driven solutions to problems that affect the lives of millions of people. Through their local partners, which include business associations, chambers of commerce, think tanks, universities and advocacy organizations, CIPE is helping create an enabling environment for business to thrive.
