The UK Ambassadors Lecture
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The UK Ambassador to Kuwait Mr. Matthew Lodge was invited by the CEF
to the first event of the Eminent Speakers Series on November 25,
2015. The event took place as part of the training course on
“Strengthening Integrity in the Public and Private Sector” and was
moderated by Oussama Kanaan, CEF Director and Nicola Ehlermann,
Director of the OECD’s Investment Program for the Middle East and
Africa. In her opening remarks, Ehlermann explained that the purpose
of the course is to share knowledge on existing anti-corruption
legislations and international standards to enhance domestic integrity
frameworks in the Arab countries. “We would like to strengthen the
capabilities of the participants in designing and reforming
institutions that promote integrity and fight corruption in their home
countries”, she noted. Kanaan emphasized that there is an intensive
collaborative effort between the OECD and the CEF to provide such
training to respond to the needs of Arab region.
Ambassador
Lodge’s presentation focused on the critical role of good governance
in economic development and measures to guard against corruption. He
discussed ways in which the private sector could grow and flourish in
an environment of good governance and measures to promote public
sector integrity.
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