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Our hands-on, case-based training is now accessible to a wider audience than ever before.\n\n### Reaching new audiences\n\nFor the first time, our flagship financial investigations and asset recovery training is available as an open enrolment online course for individual public-sector practitioners.\n\nWe are also expanding our offer for civil society organisations, investigative journalists and other professionals outside government. These groups play a growing role in exposing financial misconduct and supporting accountability.\n\nThe new courses build on the success of our popular [Introduction to blockchain: Crypto investigation and AML compliance](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcrypto-aml-training) course. This course equips participants to tackle the misuse of cryptoassets for financial crime.\n\n### New course for public-sector practitioners\n\nThe [financial investigations and asset recovery online course](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fassetrecovery-openenrolment) is a five-day, instructor-led training for investigators, prosecutors, judges and financial intelligence practitioners.\n\nParticipants work through a realistic case. They apply practical techniques to follow financial leads across jurisdictions, analyse financial flows, gather evidence using open-source intelligence and develop effective investigative strategies.\n\nThe first open-enrolment course will take place from 20–24 July 2026.\n\n### New courses for civil society and journalists\n\nWe are also launching Asset recovery for civil society and journalists, tailored to non-state actors working to uncover corruption and track public funds. This includes private-sector professionals working in compliance or investigations.\n\nTwo formats are available:\n\n*   An [online course for individual participants](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Ffiar_csos), with the first open-enrolment session planned from 2–5 November 2026.\n*   A [tailored training programme for organisations and groups](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcourse-asset-recovery-training-civil-society-and-journalists), delivered on site or virtually.\n\nBoth formats are built around a realistic corruption case. Participants gain hands-on experience in tracing assets, analysing financial information and understanding how asset recovery works in practice.\n\n### Part of a wider learning offer\n\nThese courses complement our broader learning ecosystem.\n\nThis includes [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fbasel-learn), our free eLearning platform, and [Basel STUDY](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fstudy), our academic programmes. Together, they provide flexible pathways for professionals to build and deepen their expertise.\n\n### A proven track record\n\nThe training courses are led by practitioners from the Basel Institute's International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR). Over the past 18 years, ICAR has trained more than 5,800 practitioners from financial intelligence units, law enforcement, prosecuting and judicial authorities in over 138 countries.\n\nAn independent study by Fondazione Safe found that our case-based, \"learning by doing\" approach drives meaningful institutional change and strengthens the effectiveness of efforts to tackle corruption and related crimes. Thierry Ravalomanda, Head of Training at ICAR, explained:\n\n> “We know from experience that practical, skills-based training makes a real difference in the fight against financial crime. By opening up our flagship courses to individual practitioners and expanding our offer for civil society and journalists, we are helping more people develop the tools they need to trace assets, follow the money and support accountability.”\n\nWith these new courses, we aim to make our expertise accessible to a broader community working to prevent, detect and address financial crime.","2026-05-07",[14],"Asset Recovery","new-training-courses-expand-access-to-financial-investigation-and-asset-recovery-skills-2961",[17],"Training",2961,[14,20],"Learning and training",[17],null,"English",{"id":25,"storage":26,"filename_disk":27,"filename_download":28,"title":9,"type":29,"created_on":7,"modified_on":7,"charset":22,"filesize":30,"width":31,"height":32,"duration":22,"embed":22,"description":22,"location":22,"tags":22,"metadata":33,"focal_point_x":22,"focal_point_y":22,"tus_id":22,"tus_data":22,"uploaded_on":7},"d35bd5ef-7211-4d1f-8ff5-4b27afe8aa5c","local","d35bd5ef-7211-4d1f-8ff5-4b27afe8aa5c.webp","tmp.webp","image\u002Fwebp",4768,800,533,{},[],[],[],[],[],[],[41,84,115,142,164,188,214,236,258],{"id":42,"body":43,"status":6,"type":44,"date":45,"slug":46,"title":47,"image":48,"countries":49,"topic":51,"activity":53,"tags":56,"nid":72,"topics":73,"activities":74,"authors":75,"images":77,"websites":22,"area":22,"programme":22,"language":23,"translations":78,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":80,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":8,"content":82,"link":83},10596,"_Our colleague Límberg Chero has played an important role in establishing the Basel Institute’s strong presence in Peru. From the early years – even before a formal office existed in Lima – to his current work with the [Subnational Public Finance Management Programme](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpublic-finance-peru) ([Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F)), his journey reflects a great passion for fighting corruption. It began far from the capital, in an ancient town in northern Peru, and was strengthened through rigorous academic training and years of public service._\n\n_This article is part of a series on careers in fighting financial crime and opportunities to learn and study with the Basel Institute._\n\n### The take-off in Peru\n\nMy journey at the Basel Institute on Governance began even before the Lima office existed.\n\nIn 2014, together with colleagues from the Basel Institute – including our dearly missed Managing Director of two decades, Gretta Fenner, and my colleague Óscar Solórzano – we launched a public finance management project funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO).\n\nAlthough centred on macroeconomics and fiscal policy, its essential goal was to make the public budget tangible and meaningful for citizens.\n\nTo do this, we moved beyond traditional approaches and integrated innovative tools, like the use of behavioural science to prevent corruption and foster integrity in the management of public finances. This comprehensive perspective – a novelty in Peru at the time – was key to the project proposal’s success.\n\nSince then, the Subnational Public Finance Management Programme for regional and municipal governments in Peru has retained SECO’s trust for more than 10 years.\n\nThe secret behind this success lies not only in improved processes and fiscal discipline, but in the continuous work with people committed to change. Internally, the Basel Institute’s team is multidisciplinary, open to change and committed to bridging practice and academic insight.\n\n### Bridging differences for sustainability\n\nWorking at the Basel Institute on Governance is truly a privilege. Our Lima office has gained remarkable regional recognition thanks to a distinctive approach: practical, rigorous and focused on building strong relationships with key actors in the fight against corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing.\n\nI currently lead the Subnational PFM Programme’s Interinstitutional Coordination, ensuring the programme’s effectiveness and, above all, the sustainability of reforms at subnational levels, in alignment with national efforts.\n\nThis work requires the continuous reconciliation of the different “languages”, worldviews and objectives of people across Peru’s diverse regions.\n\nOur aim is to craft strategies and messages that resonate equally to ministries, regional governments and municipalities – aligning technical agendas with political ones, and engaging civil society and academia along the way.\n\nThis challenge becomes more manageable because of my background: I come from an ancient town in northern Peru, Monsefú. Being perceived as someone close yet trained in competitive academic and professional environments fosters trust and legitimacy.\n\n### From economics to a global mission\n\nAs a child, leaving my town felt impossible. Universities were located in other regions and the educational options available largely led to local career paths tied to a modest economy with little real opportunities. At that time, the country had not yet experienced the trade openness or business development it has today.\n\nThrough hard work and the trust of people who believed in me, however, I earned scholarships that allowed me to study in highly competitive environments in Peru’s capital, Lima, more than 1,000 kilometres away from my hometown.\n\nMy foundations were solid: I completed my undergraduate studies in economics and later specialised through the Central Bank’s Economics Programme, which admits only 30 candidates out of thousands of applicants, as well as through an internship at the World Bank in Korea.\n\nI worked as an economist at institutions such as the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, the Andean Community (CAN) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).\n\nAt that time, my professional life felt complete: it combined specialised technical work with teaching and active participation in international networks. These included the Andrés Bello Agreement Network, which brought together university researchers from multiple countries to reflect on and advance regional integration in Ibero-America, as well as the Puentes Network, which focused on promoting transparency in investment by Latin American companies.\n\nBut everything changed when I fully grasped the scope of the challenges posed by global corruption. I never imagined my economics degree would only be the starting point of a much bigger journey. From that moment on, my purpose became clear: to dedicate all my experience to strengthening this fight against forces that hinder global prosperity.\n\n### Innovating with little budget\n\nIn Latin America, the Basel Institute is known for results-oriented innovation. I have witnessed firsthand how every new skill quickly finds a practical application and how we can make significant contributions without the need for additional funding.\n\nFor example, I could draw on my Master’s degrees in Process Innovation and Government Control, and in Public Management and Education (Andragogy) to enrich various initiatives we pursued, such as:\n\n*   supporting regional governments in implementing structural reforms in significantly shorter timeframes;\n*   strengthening Peru’s [Public Finance Management Experts Network](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fswiss-support-public-finance-management-experts-network-peru), which was recognised during [Peru’s National Innovation Week](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fperus-innovation-week-showcases-training-concept-our-public-finance-management-team);\n*   and reducing dropout rates and increasing course completion in our Internal Control and Integrity courses through, among other things, the introduction of “virtual coffee breaks”.\n\nDuring the pandemic, we leveraged my background in education to [enhance our online learning and training approach and results](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-design-virtual-training-course-works-your-context-experiences-peru). For example, we started to deliver courses and training across the country via Facebook, a platform that at the time did not charge for mobile data usage and allowed public officials to participate even using low-end mobile phones. These courses have since been integrated into [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F) – the Basel Institute’s online training and learning hub.\n\nTogether, these efforts enabled us to develop courses that reached more than 6,000 participants in five years – all without additional funding.\n\n### It’s all about people\n\nMy work has focused on ensuring the sustainability of tangible improvements to public finance management that the PFM Programme’s experts helped implement in areas as varied as:\n\n*   distribution of vaccines and educational materials for children;\n*   property tax collection in major cities;\n*   restitution of confiscated funds;\n*   and the fight against “green corruption”.\n\nIn this context, the most valuable asset is our network. I have more than 20,000 contacts on my business phone – all professionals who directly or indirectly contribute to the Programme’s goals, and above all, friends committed to building a better Peru.\n\nThis network generates mutual benefits: it enables the rapid dissemination of good practices, drastically reduces event preparation costs (we secure many venues at zero cost) and ensures massive impact.\n\nColleagues across the Basel Institute are a vital part of this network. Our close collaboration has led me to take part in a wide range of diverse and fascinating projects – from serving as a director and writer for several programme-produced videos, to moderating international events on asset recovery, and exchanging methodologies used in public finance management that can be applied to asset recovery and repatriation.\n\n### The foundation that inspires and sustains hope\n\nThe Peruvian context presents unique challenges. There is high political volatility, evidenced by the fact that there have been eight presidents in the past 10 years despite only two presidential elections in that period. This means that “VUCA” (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) and the notion of “chaos” are part of daily life.\n\nYet, beneath this instability lies a “subsoil” of ethically committed public officials and technical professionals who allow progress to continue. They are my daily source of inspiration.\n\nAs I often say: There are more good people than bad – they just make less noise. This reflects a reality: the visible efforts of honest Peruvians provide a stronger foundation than the corruption cases that shake us, even if public perception sometimes suggests otherwise.\n\nIn sum, I am deeply grateful for the privilege of engaging with my country and its challenges through work that strengthens public integrity and the fight against corruption. Thank you, Basel Institute – and its magnificent team around the globe – for allowing me to continue serving the world, and especially my country.\n\n### Inspired?\n\nTake a look at the learning opportunities we offer at the Basel Institute for individuals who are equally passionate about fighting corruption and financial crime:\n\n*   [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F) – our online training and learning hub with free eLearning courses and lots more\n*   [Basel STUDY](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fstudy) – our postgraduate programmes on anti-corruption and asset recovery with the University of Basel","Blog","2026-01-12","a-career-with-purpose-in-public-finance-management-limberg-chero-2905","A career with purpose in public finance management: Límberg Chero","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F0c87b8d7-c3ce-4c9f-912f-8bde8973453d?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[50],7801,[52],"Public Finance Management",[17,54,55],"eLearning","Insights",[57,61,65,69],{"tags_id":58},{"id":59,"name":60},982,"Anti-corruption",{"tags_id":62},{"id":63,"name":64},867,"Financial crime",{"tags_id":66},{"id":67,"name":68},1300,"Education",{"tags_id":70},{"id":71,"name":17},1372,2905,[52,20],[17,54,55],[76],1366,[],[],"03bebfd8-0b40-4a2a-820d-b9d9c13b9de6","2026-01-12T11:01:44.000Z","3d9ff205-1640-4f34-b5b6-86977f51bbd6",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fa-career-with-purpose-in-public-finance-management-limberg-chero-2905",{"id":85,"body":86,"status":6,"type":44,"date":45,"slug":87,"title":88,"image":89,"countries":90,"topic":92,"activity":93,"tags":94,"nid":103,"topics":104,"activities":105,"authors":106,"images":108,"websites":22,"area":22,"programme":22,"language":109,"translations":110,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":111,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":112,"content":113,"link":114},10597,"_Nuestro colega Límberg Chero ha desempeñado un rol importante en la consolidación de la presencia del Basel Institute en Perú. Desde los años previos a la apertura de la oficina en Lima hasta su trabajo actual en el [Programa GFP Subnacional](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gfpsubnacional.pe\u002F), su trayectoria refleja un profundo compromiso con la integridad pública y la lucha contra la corrupción. Su camino comenzó lejos de la capital, en un pueblo milenario del norte del país, y se fue forjando a través de una rigurosa formación académica y años de servicio público._\n\n_Este artículo forma parte de una serie sobre carreras vinculadas al crimen financiero y sobre las oportunidades de aprendizaje y formación que ofrece el Basel Institute._\n\n### El despegue en Perú\n\nMi camino en el Basel Institute on Governance comenzó antes de que la sede de Lima existiera.\n\nEn el año 2014, junto a varios colegas del Basel Institute, incluyendo a nuestra recordada Directora General durante 20 años, Gretta Fenner, y mi colega Óscar Solórzano, iniciamos la puesta en marcha de un proyecto de finanzas públicas financiado por la Secretaría de Estado para Asuntos Económicos de la Confederación Suiza (SECO).\n\nAunque el núcleo del proyecto era la macroeconomía y la política fiscal, el objetivo esencial era asegurar que el presupuesto público fuera tangible y significativo para la ciudadanía.\n\nEsto nos obligó a trascender los enfoques tradicionales e integrar herramientas innovadoras, tales como las ciencias del comportamiento, para fomentar la integridad y prevenir la corrupción en la gestión de finanzas públicas. Esta visión integral, una novedad en el país en aquella época, fue vital para el éxito de la propuesta.\n\nDesde entonces, el Programa de fortalecimiento de la Gestión Financiera Pública de gobiernos regionales y locales del Perú ha mantenido la confianza de SECO por más de diez años, una longevidad prácticamente inigualable.\n\nEl secreto de este éxito no radica solo en la mejora de procesos o la disciplina fiscal, sino en el trabajo permanente con las personas que impulsan el cambio. Para ello, el Basel Institute cuenta con un equipo multidisciplinario, abierto al cambio y comprometido con crear puentes entre la práctica y la academia.\n\n### Uniendo lenguajes para la sostenibilidad\n\nTrabajar en el Basel Institute on Governance es un verdadero privilegio. Nuestra oficina en Lima ha logrado una notable aceptación regional gracias a un enfoque de trabajo único: práctico, profundo y enfocado en construir relaciones sólidas con actores clave en la lucha contra la corrupción, el lavado de activos y el financiamiento del terrorismo.\n\nActualmente, lidero la Coordinación Interinstitucional del Programa GFP Subnacional. Mi rol busca asegurar la buena marcha y, sobre todo, la sostenibilidad de reformas en los niveles subnacionales, en coordinación con el nivel nacional.\n\nEsto implica un esfuerzo constante por conjugar los lenguajes, cosmovisiones y objetivos completamente diferentes de personas de las distintas regiones del país.\n\nNuestra meta es crear estrategias y mensajes que sean relevantes tanto para un ministerio, un gobierno regional o una municipalidad por igual, para así alinear las agendas técnicas con las políticas, incluyendo tanto a la sociedad civil como a la academia.\n\nEste desafío se facilita gracias a mi origen: provengo de un pueblo milenario del norte del Perú, Monsefú. El ser percibido como alguien cercano, pero que se pudo formar en ambientes académicos y profesionales competitivos, facilita la confianza y legitimidad.\n\n### De la economía a una misión global\n\nDurante mi niñez, salir de mi pueblo parecía imposible. Las universidades estaban en otra ciudad y solo brindaban la oportunidad de seguir alguna carrera local, enfocada en actividades de una economía poco desarrollada y con escasas oportunidades reales. Por ese entonces, el país no tenía la apertura comercial ni el desarrollo empresarial que tiene hoy.\n\nGracias a mucho esfuerzo y la fe de personas anónimas, pude acceder a becas para formarme en ambientes altamente competitivos en Lima, la capital de Perú, a 1.000 kilómetros de mi ciudad natal.\n\nMi base fue sólida: estudié economía como carrera de pregrado y luego me especialicé con el curso de Economía del Banco Central (donde solo entran 30 de entre miles de postulantes) y haciendo una pasantía en el Banco Mundial en Corea.\n\nLuego trabajé con temas de macroeconomía en instituciones como el Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas, el Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, la Comunidad Andina (CAN) y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).\n\nPor ese entonces, mi vida profesional parecía completa: no solo incluía mis actividades profesionales especializadas, sino que también la docencia y la participación en redes internacionales. Por ejemplo, participaba en el Convenio Andrés Bello, que unía a investigadores de universidades de varios países para reflexionar y actuar en temas de integración en Iberoamérica, y en la Red Puentes, que unía esfuerzos en torno a la transparencia de las inversiones de las empresas translatinas.\n\nPero el giro llegó al entender a fondo los megadesafíos globales de la corrupción. Nunca imaginé que mis estudios en economía serían tan solo el punto de partida de una ruta mucho más importante. Desde entonces, mi propósito ha sido volcar toda mi experiencia para fortalecer la lucha contra los flagelos que impiden la prosperidad global.\n\n### Innovando con presupuesto cero\n\nEl Basel Institute en Latinoamérica se caracteriza por su innovación orientada a resultados. Yo mismo soy testigo de cómo cada nueva habilidad encuentra un espacio de aplicación y permite realizar importantes aportes sin requerir de presupuesto adicional.\n\nPor ejemplo, mis maestrías en Innovación de Procesos y Control Gubernamental y en Gerencia Pública y Educación (Andragogía) han sido canalizadas para enriquecer diversas iniciativas:\n\n*   ayudando a gobiernos regionales a realizar cambios estructurales en plazos mucho menores al promedio;\n*   enriqueciendo la [Red de Expertos GFP](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fswiss-support-public-finance-management-experts-network-peru) del país (iniciativa reconocida en la [Semana Nacional de Innovación de Perú](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fperus-innovation-week-showcases-training-concept-our-public-finance-management-team)),\n*   reduciendo la deserción a la vez que aumentando el número de aprobados en nuestros cursos de Control Interno e Integridad, gracias a la implementación de \"coffee breaks virtuales\".\n\nDurante la pandemia, aprovechamos mi formación en educación para [potenciar una iniciativa de educación y entrenamiento](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-design-virtual-training-course-works-your-context-experiences-peru) que permitía llevar cursos y capacitaciones a todo el Perú a través de Facebook. En ese entonces, la red social no cobraba por el uso de datos móviles y permitía el acceso a todos los funcionarios públicos, incluso si solo tenían celulares de gama baja. Ahora, esos cursos se han integrado a [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F), la plataforma educativa del Basel Institute.\n\nEn conjunto, logramos implementar cursos que contaron con más de 6.000 alumnos durante cinco años, todo sin usar presupuesto adicional.\n\n### La importancia de las redes de contacto\n\nMi labor ha estado enfocada en asegurar la sostenibilidad de mejoras tangibles desarrolladas por los expertos del Programa GFP en temas tan variados como:\n\n*   la distribución de vacunas y materiales educativos a niños,\n*   la recaudación predial en ciudades principales,\n*   la restitución de fondos decomisados\n*   y la lucha contra la \"corrupción verde\".\n\nEn este contexto, lo más valioso es la red de trabajo. Actualmente, tengo más de 20 mil contactos en mi teléfono, todos profesionales relevantes directa o indirectamente en la actividad del Programa GFP, pero principalmente amigos comprometidos con el ideal de un Perú mejor.\n\nEsta gran red genera beneficios mutuos, ya que permite la difusión de buenas prácticas, reduce drásticamente los costos de preparación de eventos (tenemos muchos locales a costo cero) y asegura un impacto masivo.\n\nLos colegas dentro del mismo Basel Institute son también parte importante de esta red. Nuestra estrecha colaboración me ha llevado a participar en proyectos tan diferentes e interesantes como director y guionista en varios videos producidos por el programa, moderar eventos internacionales de recuperación de activos e intercambiar metodologías usadas en finanzas públicas para la recuperación y repatriación de activos.\n\n### La base que inspira y sostiene la esperanza\n\nEl contexto peruano presenta retos únicos. Hay una alta volatilidad política, evidenciada por el hecho de haber tenido ocho Presidentes en los últimos diez años, cuando en teoría elegimos uno cada cinco años. Esto hace que los entornos “VUCA” (volátiles, inciertos, complejos y ambiguos) y conceptos como “caos” cobren un sentido literal en nuestro día a día.\n\nNo obstante, existe un \"subsuelo\" de funcionarios y técnicos éticamente responsables que permite que el trabajo avance y que me inspira día a día.\n\nComo suelo decir en mis charlas: \"Los buenos somos más, pero hacemos menos bulla.\" Esta frase refleja la realidad: el esfuerzo visible de los peruanos honestos es una buena base que supera en valía a los casos de corrupción que nos golpean, aunque muchas veces la percepción nos diga lo contrario.\n\nEn suma, el privilegio de aproximarme al país y a sus desafíos, implementando temas que sé que aportan al fortalecimiento de la integridad pública y la lucha contra la corrupción, hace que agradezca la oportunidad:\n\nGracias, Basel Institute, gracias a su grandioso equipo en todo el mundo, por la oportunidad de seguir sirviendo al mundo y, especialmente, a mi país.\n\n### ¿Te gustó esta historia?\n\nSi también te interesa o apasiona dedicarte a la lucha contra la corrupción y el crimen financiero, te invitamos a revisar la oferta educativa del Basel Institute:\n\n*   [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F): nuestra plataforma de aprendizaje en línea, con cursos virtuales gratuitos y otros recursos\n*   [Basel STUDY](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fstudy): nuestros programas de postgrado en anti-corrupción y recuperación de activos, dictados en conjunto con la Universidad de Basilea","una-carrera-con-proposito-en-gestion-de-finanzas-publicas-limberg-chero-2904","Una carrera con propósito en gestión de finanzas públicas: Límberg Chero","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002Fa52c7090-9a50-4ebc-88ce-177c6e84f215?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[91],7802,[52],[17,54,55],[95,97,99,101],{"tags_id":96},{"id":59,"name":60},{"tags_id":98},{"id":63,"name":64},{"tags_id":100},{"id":67,"name":68},{"tags_id":102},{"id":71,"name":17},2904,[52,20],[17,54,55],[107],1367,[],"Español",[],"2026-01-12T11:01:46.000Z","2026-06-06T12:19:23.000Z",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Funa-carrera-con-proposito-en-gestion-de-finanzas-publicas-limberg-chero-2904",{"id":116,"body":117,"status":6,"type":10,"date":118,"slug":119,"title":120,"image":121,"countries":122,"topic":123,"activity":126,"tags":129,"nid":130,"topics":131,"activities":134,"authors":135,"images":136,"websites":22,"area":22,"programme":22,"language":23,"translations":137,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":138,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":139,"content":140,"link":141},10581,"We are pleased to announce the launch of a special crowdfunding campaign on the day of what would have been Gretta Fenner’s 50th birthday.\n\nThe campaign supports the Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund, which enables talented individuals from lower-income backgrounds to access our advanced anti-corruption programmes.\n\nYou can [visit and share the campaign page here](https:\u002F\u002Fwhydonate.com\u002Ffundraising\u002Fgretta-fenner-scholarship-fund).\n\n### Gretta’s commitment to education and integrity\n\nOur long-serving and inspiring leader of two decades, [Gretta Fenner](https:\u002F\u002Fgretta.baselgovernance.org\u002F), understood the value and power of education. She invested boldly on behalf of the Basel Institute in [Basel STUDY](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fstudy) – academic programmes with the University of Basel – to help build tomorrow’s leaders in the fight against corruption and financial crime.\n\nGretta was inspired by the people she met in every corner of the world and in every profession during her famously whirlwind travels. She recognised the potential in individuals who showed initiative, talent and the inner fire to pursue impactful careers strengthening governance and transparency and combating corruption and financial crime.\n\nShe wanted to open the door to meaningful education and lifelong learning beyond school or university, beyond short courses, videos and slides.\n\n### Investing in future leaders\n\nAll of us at the Basel Institute share this belief. Each of us can tell a story of how education, peer networks and continuous learning have shaped our careers and opened new opportunities.\n\nThis is why we are asking for your support for the Scholarship Fund named in Gretta’s honour. \n\nThe [Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fstudy\u002Fscholarship) supports applicants from lower-income backgrounds who show a strong commitment to anti-corruption, transparency and good governance in their fields or communities. All funds raised go towards these students' tuition fees and, in some cases, travel to Basel for in-person course launch and closing events.\n\n### The Fund’s impact\n\nOne Scholarship recipient starting our first anti-corruption course spoke of his determination to _“…resolve anti-corruption challenges from an African perspective”_, while another shared how _“this prestigious study programme… offers a forum to learn from professionals who are influencing the global conversation on anti-corruption.”_\n\nShe acknowledged:\n\n> _“This educational journey would not have been possible without the support of the Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund.”_\n\n### How to support\n\nIf education or the generosity of others have ever shaped your life, please consider giving – or inviting others to give – before the year ends.\n\nWith a target of CHF 100,000, we aim to fund up to 20 scholarships in 2026 and help advance Gretta’s vision for global peace, stability and sustainability.\n\nTo donate or share the campaign with your networks, please visit the [Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund platform](https:\u002F\u002Fwhydonate.com\u002Ffundraising\u002Fgretta-fenner-scholarship-fund).","2025-11-22","launch-of-the-gretta-fenner-scholarship-fund-campaign-changing-lives-through-education-2875","Launch of the Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund campaign: Changing lives through education","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F12330f9e-9b30-45fa-8526-a88cc7e84302?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[],[14,124,125],"Prevention"," Research and Innovation",[127,17,128],"Events","Partnerships",[],2875,[132,133,20],"Asset Recovery and Enforcement","Prevention Research and Innovation",[127,17,128],[],[],[],"2025-11-21T17:01:43.000Z","2026-06-06T09:17:51.000Z",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Flaunch-of-the-gretta-fenner-scholarship-fund-campaign-changing-lives-through-education-2875",{"id":143,"body":144,"status":6,"type":10,"date":145,"slug":146,"title":147,"image":148,"countries":149,"topic":150,"activity":151,"tags":153,"nid":154,"topics":155,"activities":157,"authors":158,"images":159,"websites":22,"area":22,"programme":22,"language":23,"translations":160,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":161,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":139,"content":162,"link":163},10573,"The Basel Institute’s first international postgraduate programme in anti-corruption has begun. 12 students from 11 countries across Africa, Europe and North America are taking part in the six-month course, led by Basel Institute staff and resulting in a Certificate of Advanced Studies from the University of Basel.\n\nThe course, [Mastering Today’s Anti-Corruption Challenges](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-anti-corruption), equips mid-career professionals with the tools, skills and networks to address corruption and governance challenges in their work.\n\nLead instructor Dr Claudia Baez Camargo, Director of the Institute’s Prevention, Research and Innovation team, explained:\n\n> Through this programme, participants will not only deepen their understanding of corruption in today’s complex world, but also learn to evaluate the real evidence on what works. Most importantly, they will be empowered to apply these insights with confidence in their own countries and professional contexts, helping to strengthen integrity and good governance where it matters most.\n\n### Shaping the next generation of anti-corruption leaders\n\nThree participants attended the opening event on 26–27 September in person in Basel, while those unable to travel joined the sessions online.\n\nThe first cohort is made up of peers with diverse academic backgrounds – including legal, economic, political and other disciplines – and professional experience in the public, private and civil society sectors, in multilateral organisations and the media.\n\nThey were welcomed by the Basel Institute’s President Peter Maurer and Executive Director Betsy Andersen, together with the Basel STUDY team and instructors.\n\nVisits to the University of Basel and the historic centre gave participants and instructors the chance to bond while exploring Swiss traditions.\n\nThe participants who attended the launch in person described themselves as:\n\n> “excited”, “grateful” and “honoured”.\n\nAsked what she hoped to get out of the course, Tamara Lee, a Business Analyst and Project Manager from Ireland, said:\n\n> I hope I’ll learn to see corruption issues with a sharper, more professional lens. Instead of falling back on the usual buzzwords or the kind of surface-level ideas we see on social media or hear in conversations, I’d like to be able to look at situations in a deeper, more critical way.\n\nDr Ramadhani Marijani, a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Tanzania’s University of Dodoma, added: \n\n> I hope I can be able to resolve anti-corruption challenges from an African perspective and understand other challenges in the global sphere. I am looking forward to engaging in classes, sharing and learning from other fellow participants from Africa and other countries and from the community of practice fighting the war against corruption globally.\n\nIlinca-Ioana Bīlc, Legal Advisor at a bank in Romania, emphasised her desire to explore a holistic approach to anti-corruption: \n\n> I want to know how I can fight \\[corruption\\] from different angles besides the basic one that everyone expects: you just follow the guidelines and then there will be no corruption. When in fact, the problem is much bigger and we need way more different ways of tackling it. \n\n### Exploring corruption’s links to today’s greatest challenges\n\nSaturday’s classroom sessions with Dr Saba Kassa explored how corruption connects to today’s greatest concerns, from shifting geopolitics and democratic backsliding to migration and climate change. This sets the foundation for modules delivered in live online sessions over the next six months and covering:\n\n*   How corruption and governance impact states, societies and organisations.\n*   The fundamentals of anti-corruption practice, from legal instruments to effective enforcement and prevention.\n*   Novel approaches to anti-corruption, drawing on political and behavioural sciences.\n*   How anti-corruption strategies are implemented internationally – and how they could be made more effective.\n\nStudents will apply their knowledge through a personal study project on a corruption challenge of their choice.\n\n### Scholarship fund opens doors to global talent\n\nSeveral participants benefited from tuition support thanks to generous donors to the [Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship).\n\nThe fund supports applicants from lower-income backgrounds who show strong commitment to anti-corruption, transparency and good governance. It reflects the vision of the Basel Institute’s late Managing Director Gretta Fenner to educate and empower anti-corruption leaders everywhere, regardless of financial means.\n\nOne recipient is Nigerian lawyer Emmanuela OkonkwoAbutu of the Abuja-based African Centre for Governance, Asset Recovery and Sustainable Development. She shared:\n\n> This prestigious study programme... offers a forum to learn from professionals who are influencing the global conversation on anti-corruption… This educational journey would not have been possible without the support of the Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund.\n\nWe are grateful to The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, the Academy’s co-founders Elizabeth Ortega (ECO Strategic Communications), Stéphane Bonifassi (Bonifassi Avocats) and Lincoln Caylor (Bennett Jones), as well as Swiss law firm Kellerhals Carrard for their generous donations to the Fund.\n\n### Expanding opportunities through Basel STUDY\n\n[Basel STUDY](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study) – the Basel Institute’s postgraduate programme initiative – is designed to boost the knowledge, skills and careers of professionals committed to countering corruption and financial crime.\n\nIt builds on the Institute’s long-standing capacity-building approach, encouraging peer learning, hands-on practice and real-life cases. The two available Certificate of Advanced Studies programmes combine this practitioner-led spirit with the academic rigour of the University of Basel.\n\nThe second course, [_Combating_ _Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery_](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery), starts in February 2026. Applications remain open for self-funded or employer-funded participants.\n\n### Learn more\n\n*   Explore other learning opportunities at the Basel Institute, including free eLearning courses on [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F), our four-day course on [crypto, financial crime and AML compliance](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fcrypto-aml-training), and our flagship [asset recovery training programmes](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) for law enforcement agencies.\n*   Learn about the [Gretta Fenner Scholarship Fund](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fscholarship) – and consider donating to help change lives and create impact!","2025-09-29","global-professionals-begin-new-anti-corruption-studies-2851","Global professionals begin new anti-corruption studies","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002Fbe4b8143-bba3-4760-8f60-d11dcedc3f7b?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[],[124,125],[152,17],"Courses",[],2851,[156,133,20],"Corruption Prevention and Public Governance",[152,17],[],[],[],"2025-09-29T16:01:39.000Z",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fglobal-professionals-begin-new-anti-corruption-studies-2851",{"id":165,"body":166,"status":6,"type":10,"date":167,"slug":168,"title":169,"image":170,"countries":171,"topic":175,"activity":176,"tags":177,"nid":178,"topics":179,"activities":180,"authors":181,"images":183,"websites":22,"area":22,"programme":22,"language":23,"translations":184,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":185,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":139,"content":186,"link":187},10566,"A major blockage in financial crime cases lies in the space between intelligence and investigations. All too often, crucial financial intelligence from Financial Intelligence Units isn’t used effectively to trigger or advance investigations.\n\nOne reason lies in the quality of the financial intelligence reports themselves, which may not match what investigators and prosecutors need. A related reason lies in poor cooperation between different agencies involved in the fight against financial crime.\n\nThis blockage is a recurring challenge highlighted in evaluations of the effectiveness of countries’ frameworks for anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML\u002FCFT) conducted by the [Financial Action Task Force (FATF)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fatf-gafi.org\u002Fen\u002Ftopics\u002Fmutual-evaluations.html). Many countries perform relatively well on Immediate Outcome 6 (IO6), an indicator that measures the effective generation and use of financial intelligence. However, the real difficulty lies in converting this into effective investigations (IO7) and the confiscation of assets (IO8), where scores are consistently lower.\n\n### Training to bridge the gap\n\nAdvanced Operational Analysis training, which [the training team](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) of the Basel Institute’s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) conducts for government agencies around the world, is specifically designed to bridge this gap.\n\nBetween May and July 2025, our training team delivered Advanced Operational Analysis training in Mozambique, Ecuador and Tanzania. The intensive week-long workshops brought together Financial Intelligence Unit analysts, investigators, prosecutors and other relevant practitioners in each country.\n\nThe objective was to enhance the generation of financial intelligence that officers in investigation and prosecution agencies can act upon. The ultimate goal: successful money laundering investigations and the recovery of illicit assets.\n\n### Transforming intelligence into operational leads\n\nThe Advanced Operational Analysis training combines our eLearning module on [Operational Analysis of Suspicious Transaction Reports](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcourse\u002Fview.php?id=3) with an extensive, instructor-led country-specific component. Participants work through a complex and realistic simulated case involving:\n\n*   Shell companies and offshore structures;\n*   Intricate and large volume of financial data\n*   Blockchain transactions and the tracing of virtual assets;\n*   Cross-border elements and international cooperation mechanisms.\n\nThey plan and collect relevant information using the _intelligence cycle,_ as outlined in the eLearning course. After analysing it, they present it in a format that helps investigative or prosecutorial authorities identify indicators of possible predicate and money laundering offences as well as proceeds of crime. The authorities must then corroborate this intelligence and convert into evidence. In this way, intelligence is transformed into operational leads.\n\nIn Tanzania, participants stressed its immediate relevance:\n\n> The course is very good and relevant to daily work. It helps in analysing financial information and preparing intelligence reports that can be used by investigators and prosecutors.\n\n> I learned how to collect, process, and present financial intelligence in a way that supports investigations of money laundering and other financial crimes.\n\n### Fostering cooperation between agencies\n\nA key objective of the Advanced Operational Analysis programme is to strengthen cooperation among the diverse actors in the fight against financial crime, from Financial Intelligence Units and prosecutors to law enforcement agencies and even compliance officers from commercial banks.\n\nIn Mozambique, participants highlighted the benefits of this joint approach:\n\n> The course allowed us to engage with professionals from other agencies. It helped clarify how different institutions can collaborate and use financial intelligence more effectively.\n\nOthers noted how the practical group exercise mirrored real inter-agency dynamics:\n\n> The methodology, especially the teamwork component, reflects how we should be working in real life — analysts, investigators, and prosecutors together.\n\n### Putting knowledge into practice\n\nAcross all three countries, participants described the course as directly applicable. The blend of theory, tools and simulated investigation work gave them the confidence to apply new skills immediately.\n\nOne participant in Ecuador reflected:\n\n> The practical case helped us think like investigators and apply analytical techniques in a structured way.\n\nParticipants particularly valued the exposure to diverse methods of gathering and analysing financial data. These elements came together in the simulated case that integrated automated tools such as database and OSINT search, along with AI-powered interview simulations.\n\nBy working in a setting that closely mirrored reality, participants were able to visualise how these skills could be applied in their daily work.\n\n### Positive signs\n\nThe training programmes in Mozambique and Tanzania were delivered as part of the Basel Institute’s country programmes, with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).\n\nBoth countries made significant progress in strengthening the effectiveness of their AML\u002FCFT systems: the FATF confirmed Tanzania’s exit from its grey list of jurisdictions subject to increased monitoring in June 2025, while Mozambique’s Financial Intelligence Unit (GiFIM) joined the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units in July 2025.\n\n### Learn more\n\n*   View ICAR’s [training programmes on financial investigations and asset recovery](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) for government agencies.\n*   Interested in learning opportunities as an individual? Check out our [free eLearning courses](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F) and our new advanced study programme with the University of Basel on [Combating Financial Crime Through Asset Recovery](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Flearning\u002Fbasel-study\u002Fcas-asset-recovery).\n*   The [Expert Edition Plus service of our Basel AML Index](https:\u002F\u002Findex.baselgovernance.org\u002Fexpert-edition) – a widely used country index and risk assessment tool for money laundering and related financial crimes – allows users to view countries’ individual performance under the FATF’s Recommendations and Immediate Outcomes. Subscription is free for public-sector and non-profit organisations.","2025-08-21","bridging-intelligence-and-investigations-advanced-operational-analysis-training-2842","Bridging intelligence and investigations: Advanced Operational Analysis training","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F44a89ec3-2bdc-464e-9101-043560e20a2c?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[172,173,174],7788,7789,7790,[14],[17],[],2842,[132,20],[17],[182],1348,[],[],"2025-08-21T23:47:59.000Z",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fbridging-intelligence-and-investigations-advanced-operational-analysis-training-2842",{"id":189,"body":190,"status":6,"type":10,"date":191,"slug":192,"title":193,"image":194,"countries":195,"topic":197,"activity":198,"tags":199,"nid":200,"topics":201,"activities":203,"authors":204,"images":205,"websites":206,"area":208,"programme":22,"language":23,"translations":210,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":211,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":139,"content":212,"link":213},10557,"Five practitioners from Ukraine’s leading anti-corruption institutions have been certified as national trainers in financial investigations and asset recovery following their successful completion of the [Train-the-Trainer programme](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) of our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).\n\nThe group includes Andrii Kasian, Rostyslav Batih and Serhii Podhorets from the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), Oleksii Geiko from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Oleksii Kravchuk from the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC). Congratulations to all.\n\nAmid the ongoing full-scale invasion, Ukraine and its international partners continue to invest in long-term solutions to strengthen the fight against corruption. The certification of these trainers marks an important step towards embedding sustainable, practitioner-led training across national anti-corruption institutions.\n\nIt also brings a valuable secondary impact: as practitioners themselves, the trainers are well placed to promote and apply innovative approaches to investigations and asset recovery within their institutions.\n\n### Investing in local capacity\n\nAcross four financial investigation and asset recovery workshops, which began in June 2024, the newly certified trainers received close mentoring from our ICAR training team. During the process, they gradually progressed from co-facilitators to fully independent trainers.\n\nIn the final workshop, they successfully delivered the programme to 25 peers from their own institutions. This brings the total number of anti-corruption practitioners trained during the programme to 102.\n\nWith certification now complete, the newly qualified trainers are expected to lead further sessions in the coming months.\n\n### Practical, immersive and localised\n\nICAR's methodology is built around realistic case simulations that mirror the complexity of actual financial investigations. Participants analyse documents, follow leads and justify evidence requests from foreign counterparts. This enables them to develop the mindset and skills needed to tackle real cases.\n\nA key aim of the Train-the-Trainer programme was to ensure this approach could be effectively localised and delivered by Ukrainian professionals. When taught by national practitioners who understand the legal and institutional context, the methodology becomes even more relevant and impactful.\n\nOne participant from the final workshop described the training as\n\n> “a chance to piece together knowledge like a puzzle and sharpen judgement like a diamond being polished”.\n\nAnother commented:\n\n> It was probably the best and most practical training I’ve attended in recent years.\n\n### From training to practice: dual impact\n\nBeyond their new role, the certified trainers are experienced practitioners embedded in key anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine. This dual role enables them to reinforce training messages through daily casework and to champion innovative practices from within. All trainers noted that they are currently testing and promoting new tools, including standalone money laundering prosecutions, the use of circumstantial evidence and a \"follow the money\" approach that reduces reliance on direct proof of financial crimes like bribery.\n\nOne trainer reflected that the sessions provided:\n\n> “structured knowledge of money laundering that I used in one of my cases”.\n\nThey also noted the training offered\n\n> clear guidance to work through lengthy civil confiscation materials, which come in constantly.\n\nBeyond improving casework, the opportunity to train others was described as a chance to\n\n> test and discuss ideas, receive additional knowledge of the subject and valuable points of view from other specialists in the same field of work.\n\nNow equipped to deliver training, and with further workshops planned, they are bridging training and practice. Their work is helping to embed good practices in their institutions and shape how complex financial crime cases are tackled in Ukraine.\n\n### About the training and the Basel Institute’s wider support to Ukraine\n\nThe ICAR Train-the-Trainer programme was supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation through the Anti-Corruption and Asset Recovery Support Project ([ACARSU](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eda.admin.ch\u002Fcountries\u002Fukraine\u002Fde\u002Fhome\u002Finternationale-zusammenarbeit\u002Fprojekte.html\u002Fcontent\u002Fdezaprojects\u002FSDC\u002Fen\u002F2017\u002F7F09386\u002Fphase2?oldPagePath=\u002Fcontent\u002Fcountries\u002Fukraine\u002Fde\u002Fhome\u002Finternationale-zusammenarbeit\u002Fprojekte.html)). The final workshop, held on 26–30 May 2025, received additional financial and logistical support from the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.\n\nMore broadly, the Basel Institute on Governance has supported Ukraine’s anti-corruption and asset recovery efforts since 2014. Our holistic programme includes:\n\n*   Helping government ministries, agencies and state-owned enterprises to prevent corruption in critical sectors related to reconstruction, infrastructure and natural resources. Assisting with transnational corruption investigations and the recovery of assets from abroad. Working with investors and contractors to minimise integrity risks in construction and development cooperation projects.\n\nThis programme of work is carried out by a combination of a local team based in Kyiv and Basel Institute staff who travel regularly to Ukraine.","2025-06-05","five-ukrainian-anti-corruption-practitioners-certified-as-national-trainers-2817","Five Ukrainian anti-corruption practitioners certified as national trainers","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002Ffe2fe038-6bcd-4d4e-82e5-e0aee16fb0c8?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[196],7780,[14],[17],[],2817,[132,202,20],"Ukraine",[17],[],[],[207],"Main page",[209],"Anti-Corruption & Prevention",[],"2025-06-05T16:01:34.000Z",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Ffive-ukrainian-anti-corruption-practitioners-certified-as-national-trainers-2817",{"id":215,"body":216,"status":6,"type":10,"date":217,"slug":218,"title":219,"image":220,"countries":221,"topic":223,"activity":224,"tags":225,"nid":226,"topics":227,"activities":228,"authors":229,"images":230,"websites":231,"area":22,"programme":22,"language":23,"translations":232,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":233,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":139,"content":234,"link":235},10541,"Congratulations to five talented individuals from Zambia’s law enforcement agencies and prosecution service, who have successfully completed the train-the-trainer programme of our International Centre for Asset Recovery ([ICAR](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery)).\n\nNow certified as ICAR trainers, they will be able to deliver ICAR’s high-impact [financial investigations and asset recovery training](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) to peers across the country. This will greatly boost Zambia’s efforts to build capacity to investigate corruption and confiscate illicit assets, at home and abroad.\n\nNewly certified trainer Lloyd Kabwela, speaking on behalf of the group of five, described “the opportunity to be identified as trainers by ICAR as a great honour and privilege”. Thanks to the mentoring and guidance of ICAR’s training team, he confirmed they were “ready to be used” to support Zambia’s efforts to target the illicit profits of corruption and other serious crime. The other new trainers are Darlington Mukelelabo, Sipholiano Phiri, Hastings Sichone and Sibongile Mwansa.\n\nThe successful train-the-trainer programme supports the sustainability of our ongoing work in Zambia, which is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), as well as the country’s self-reliance.\n\n### A proud moment for Zambia\n\nDuring his opening remarks at the final workshop, Zambia’s Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri, applauded ICAR for its sustainable approach to its work in Zambia. He stated:\n\n> The culmination of this training programme is a proud moment for Zambia in our fight against international crime and corruption. By having certified trainers in financial investigations and asset recovery, we are poised to further build the local cadre of experts in this area.\n> \n> As Chairperson of the Inter-Agency Framework on Collaboration and Cooperation, which has now expanded to the Copperbelt and North Western Province, I pledge to ensure that as many practitioners as possible are trained in anti-money laundering investigations and recovery of assets by the five experts who will be certified this week.\n> \n> We will not relent in sharpening the skills of investigators and prosecutors whose role on a daily basis involves the investigation and prosecution of money laundering and corruption offences including the tracing and recovery of assets.\n\nHe further thanked ICAR for its dedication, stating:\n\n> We value the partnership we continue to enjoy with you. You are the real deal. We have seen the effects of your efforts and we thank you.\n\nIn closing remarks, the Director General of Zambia’s Financial Intelligence Centre, Clement Kapula, commented that many participants had confirmed the training had delved into critical topics, explored best practices and engaged in thought-provoking discussions on topics such as indirect methods of proving a crime.\n\n### About the train-the-trainer programme\n\nICAR’s train-the-trainer programme is a comprehensive process of five workshops that is further described in our [training brochure](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes). In Zambia, the one-year TTT programme commenced in Lusaka in April 2024, where the five individuals were selected. Over the next workshops they gradually gained skills, knowledge and responsibilities, leading to them independently delivering the final workshop to their peers in March 2025 under the observation of our ICAR training team.\n\nIn addition to delivering the content, the certified trainers have been instructed on managing the logistics for a successful training using the ICAR’s “learning by doing” methodology, which combines in-person and tech-powered delivery methods. They will deliver the training using a customised online platform, Zambia LEARN, which was developed by our IT team and is based on our popular [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F) virtual learning platform.\n\nOver the course of the five workshops, 119 practitioners were trained alongside the certified trainers. Of these, 49 were women. The final workshop saw a similar mix of practitioners from magistrates, prosecutors, Zambia Anti-Corruption Commission and Drug Enforcement Commission investigators, police officers, and representatives from the Finance Intelligence Centre, Department of Immigration, Department of National Parks and Wildlife, and Forestry Department of the Ministry of Green Economy.\n\n### Special thanks\n\nWe express our gratitude to the Inter-Agency Coordination and Cooperation Framework for its collaboration in the TTT programme in Zambia. In particular, we extend special thanks to Gilbert Phiri, Director of Public Prosecutions, for his commitment to ensuring the success of the TTT programme.\n\nWe thank our partners at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for funding the TTT programme and for their continued support for ICAR’s assistance in building the capacity of committed individuals, agencies and countries to combat corruption and financial crime and to recover illicit assets for reinvestment in public services and development.","2025-03-13","zambia-five-local-trainers-certified-to-train-peers-in-financial-investigations-and-asset-recovery-2783","Zambia: Five local trainers certified to train peers in financial investigations and asset recovery","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F54ff8553-3df0-4910-9da6-7344bae59da9?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[222],7070,[14],[17],[],2783,[132,20],[17],[],[],[207],[],"2025-03-13T11:01:41.000Z",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fzambia-five-local-trainers-certified-to-train-peers-in-financial-investigations-and-asset-recovery-2783",{"id":237,"body":238,"status":6,"type":10,"date":239,"slug":240,"title":241,"image":242,"countries":243,"topic":245,"activity":246,"tags":247,"nid":248,"topics":249,"activities":250,"authors":251,"images":252,"websites":253,"area":22,"programme":22,"language":22,"translations":254,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":255,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":139,"content":256,"link":257},10533,"[Zambia’s multi-agency approach to fighting corruption](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Faccelerating-multi-agency-asset-recovery-action-zambia) has gained further momentum as our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) [training team](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) conducted another successful workshop on financial investigations and asset recovery in Lusaka. This was the fourth in a series of five workshops under our train-the-trainer (TTT) programme for Zambia.\n\nThe train-the-trainer programme ensures the long-term sustainability of ICAR’s engagement in Zambia by increasing local training capacity, complementing the work of our embedded advisors.\n\nWith the support and funding of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the TTT programme mentors and equips five selected local anti-corruption professionals with the skills to become certified ICAR trainers. At the same time, up to 125 other participants are trained with knowledge and skills on essential topics like investigating and prosecuting money laundering, conducting complex financial analysis and mutual legal assistance.\n\nThe fourth workshop brought together 25 representatives, including 11 women, from the National Prosecuting Authority, the Judiciary, the Zambia Revenue Authority, the Financial Intelligence Centre, the Zambia Police Service, the Drug Enforcement Commission and the Patents and Companies Registration Agency.\n\n### Zambia’s commitment leads to increasing success\n\nIn her opening remarks, the Acting Director General of the Zambia Anti-Corruption Commission, Madam Monica Chipanta Mwansa, stressed Zambia’s ongoing commitment to multi-agency asset recovery action. She expressed her excitement at seeing the combined expertise from the key institutions in asset recovery and the fight against financial crime. She also encouraged all participants to engage fully in the training, ask questions and share insights, saying that together we can create:\n\n> an environment of collaboration and innovation that empowers all of us to combat financial crime more effectively.\n\nA passionate prosecutor of many years, Madam Mwansa confirmed:\n\n> The illicit activities of corruption and money laundering not only pose significant threats to the stability of the Zambian economy, but also erode the foundations of trust within our communities. Corruption diverts resources meant for the public good, while money laundering systematically legitimises funds derived from illicit activities.\n\nShe pointed out that asset recovery was a crucial component of the fight against financial crime. Recovering lost or misappropriated assets was not only a financial imperative but also a matter of restoring justice and fairness. The recovery of stolen assets represented hope for victims and served as an important deterrent for corruption, sending a clear message to perpetrators that their actions would not go unpunished.\n\nIndeed, Zambia has in the last few years achieved [significant success](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Ftrain-trainer-programme-zambia-build-asset-recovery-momentum) in recovering stolen assets, including through non-conviction based forfeiture.\n\n### Practical applicability is key\n\nIt was no surprise that the workshop participants were particularly interested in the variety of different approaches and strategies they could use under Zambian law to recover assets linked to financial crimes.\n\nParticipants of the fourth TTT workshop specifically appreciated the very practical skills they gained regarding electronic file organisation and financial analysis using Excel, saying that they can apply them straight away in their work.\n\n### Learn more\n\n*   See our specialised [ICAR training programmes](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) for law enforcement agencies and download a brochure in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.\n*   Watch this short [video to get a taste of ICAR’s training approach](https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FsXDkj3xpNPI?si=VSRLnDrv27W5JQ76).","2025-02-13","asset-recovery-in-zambia-reaching-new-heights-with-train-the-trainer-programme-2764","Asset recovery in Zambia reaching new heights with train-the-trainer programme","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F410395f8-da28-4fac-91d5-5e0ae290eb2f?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[244],7071,[14],[17],[],2764,[132,20],[17],[],[],[207],[],"2025-02-13T11:01:47.000Z",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fasset-recovery-in-zambia-reaching-new-heights-with-train-the-trainer-programme-2764",{"id":259,"body":260,"status":6,"type":10,"date":261,"slug":262,"title":263,"image":264,"countries":265,"topic":266,"activity":267,"tags":268,"nid":269,"topics":270,"activities":271,"authors":272,"images":273,"websites":274,"area":22,"programme":22,"language":22,"translations":275,"translation_of":22,"user_created":79,"date_created":276,"user_updated":81,"date_updated":139,"content":277,"link":278},10526,"[Training](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) and related capacity-building assistance of our International Centre for Asset Recovery ([ICAR](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery)) are: “driving meaningful shifts within the institutions of partner countries, and enhancing their effectiveness in addressing corruption and related crimes”.\n\nThat is the conclusion of an independent qualitative study by Fondazione Safe, based on interviews with training participants in Africa and Europe. The in-depth report confirms the effectiveness of our training team’s approach, shown in brief in this video:\n\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvideos.baselgovernance.org\u002Fvideos\u002Fembed\u002Fedbead05-f2f7-4f59-948f-7174b42094b0?title=0&warningTitle=0&peertubeLink=0&p2p=0\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\n### Relevant and practical skills lead to results\n\nThe independent survey shows that by equipping participants with practical skills and tools relevant to their everyday challenges, ICAR courses make a “significant” and “broad” impact on their work.\n\nInterviewees noted improved skills in financial investigations and in prosecutorial and law enforcement strategies. They also highlighted their improved ability to collaborate on cases with other agencies and to respond to requests for cross-border cooperation.\n\nThis has led to tangible outcomes. For example:\n\n*   One law enforcement officer described using their improved skills in evidence gathering to link a vehicle involved in illegal cross-border trafficking to the crime. The vehicle was successfully confiscated.\n*   Another participant used the “follow the money” principle underlying the training to identify a corruption scheme involving public officials who were hiding bribes behind figureheads – leading to a successful resolution of the case and recovery of misappropriated assets.\n\n### The multiplier effect\n\nThe impact of ICAR training courses goes beyond individual participants. Participants tend to share their newly acquired knowledge with colleagues or counterparts from other agencies and organisations.\n\nSometimes this happens through formal channels, like written summaries and presentations by trainees. Often it’s more informal: through asset recovery taskforces, inter-agency commissions, or simply by helping out colleagues with their cases.\n\nThe report estimates that for every participant of an ICAR course, new knowledge and skills reach 8–15 additional practitioners.\n\nUltimately, this “multiplicative” transfer of skills has resulted in the collection of higher-quality evidence for use in court, and an enhanced ability to effectively combat crime and recover assets.\n\n### Lasting collaboration and knowledge sharing\n\nThe collaborative nature of ICAR training courses has also fostered enduring professional knowledge sharing and inter-agency collaboration.\n\nThe group activities and exercises that are integral to ICAR training programmes require extensive interaction and problem solving in inter-agency teams. This helps participants build trust and establish new relationships.\n\nThese relationships last. Many interviewees reported regular communication, for example, to initiate and follow up on cases, to seek technical advice and to make requests for information. They said that these informal communication channels are crucial for speed and efficiency.\n\nInterviewees also report sharing insights and updates on evolving methodologies and best practices, and seek advice or support on challenging cases. This is a vital boost to their individual and institutional capacities.\n\n### So what?\n\nThierry Ravalomanda, who leads the ICAR Training Team, commented that:\n\n“We are encouraged by the report’s key finding that our partner countries are demonstrating more successful prosecutions and recovery of assets as a result of our training. That means real progress in sanctioning and deterring serious financial crimes, including corruption, and strengthening the rule of law.\n\nAs well as being a testament to the effectiveness of our methodology developed over the years by Tom Lasich, Phyllis Atkinson and others, it also reinforces the role of training in ICAR’s overall approach to building capacity for financial investigations and asset recovery. Where possible, we combine intensive skills-focused training with hands-on mentoring by expert advisors on real cases. That combination is what really leads to long-term and meaningful progress.”\n\n### Learn more\n\n*   See [ICAR’s training programmes](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fasset-recovery\u002Ftraining-programmes) and download brochures in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.\n*   Looking for individual, self-paced learning? Check out our free eLearning courses on [Basel LEARN](https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002F).\n*   Coming soon! Look out for our upcoming [continuing education](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fcontinuing-education-professionals-help-us-meet-your-needs) programmes with the University of Basel, including a specialised postgraduate programme on countering financial crimes and recovering assets.","2025-01-20","its-official-our-training-drives-meaningful-change-2744","It’s official: our training drives meaningful change","https:\u002F\u002Fbg24.baselgovernance.org\u002Fcms\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002Ff41b9f2b-77e7-41b4-bf03-a3c54e21b28b?width=1000&height=650&format=webp&quality=80",[],[14],[17],[],2744,[132,20],[17],[],[],[207],[],"2025-01-20T11:01:48.000Z",[],"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fits-official-our-training-drives-meaningful-change-2744",{"left":280,"top":280,"width":281,"height":281,"rotate":280,"vFlip":282,"hFlip":282,"body":283},0,20,false,"\u003Cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M17 10a.75.75 0 0 1-.75.75H5.612l4.158 3.96a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04 1.08l-5.5-5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0-1.08l5.5-5.25a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04 1.08L5.612 9.25H16.25A.75.75 0 0 1 17 10\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u002F>",1780868848375]