Integrity in Development Projects - African Development Bank Debars Malian Company Entreprise De Construction Urbaine Et Rurale

20 September 2017
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on September 19, 2017, announced the debarment of Entreprise de Construction Urbaine et Rurale (ECUR) for a minimum period of three years.

An investigation conducted by the AfDB's Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that ECUR engaged in a fraudulent practice in the execution of a road rehabilitation project in Mali: The company submitted a forged bank guarantee to secure an advance payment on a works contract financed by the AfDB. Upon expiry of the debarment period, ECUR shall be released provided that the company adopts and implements a code of conduct. Furthermore, ECUR's management will be required to complete a training on corporate ethics.

About the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption

The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank Group is responsible for preventing, deterring and investigating allegations of corruption, fraud and other sanctionable practices in Bank Group-financed operations.

For more information visit https://www.afdb.org/en/about-us/organisational-structure/integrity-and-anti-corruption/

African Development Bank staff and the general public can use the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption secured hotlines to report sanctionable practices within the Bank or operations financed by the Bank Group.

Secured telephone: +1 (770) 776-5658

Secured email server: investigations@iacd-afdb.org

Mail correspondence should be marked "CONFIDENTIAL" and sent to:

African Development Bank

Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC)

Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d'Abidjan CCIA

Avenue Jean-Paul II

01 BP 1387

Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire

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