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Better Policies for Inclusive

Growth and Economic to Address the

Challengesof Globalization

First of all, on behalf of Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC),
allow me to extend my gratitude to this forum.

I am very pleased and honoured to be here today. Thank you for inviting me to this conference
and giving me the opportunity to talk about the role of Parliament in fighting corruption to
ensure effective delivery of policies and services for inclusive growth.

If I may borrow the definition introduced by the OECD, inclusive growth is defined as
economic growth that creates opportunity for all segments of the population and distributes
the dividends of increased prosperity, both in monetary and non-monetary terms, fairly across
society. In other words, inclusive growth simply means that no one should be left behind in
economic opportunity.

However, inclusive growth can only be achieved when the result is measured and people are
accountable. In light of this, we are all aware that corruption is one of the major constraints to
inclusive growth. Corruption is a serious problem for development. It undermines economic
development, violates social justice, and destroys the trust in state institutions.

According to research, it is evident that the impact of corruption can negatively affect
development and society at large. Citizens are the ones who bear the heavy economic and social
burdens of this endemic corruption. In particular, it threatens and affects the people who fall
below the poverty line the most.

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