Prohibited Practices at the IDB Group
The IDB Group prohibits the following six practices:
- A “Corrupt Practice” is the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to influence improperly the actions of another party;
- A “Fraudulent Practice” is any act or omission, including a misrepresentation, that knowingly or recklessly misleads, or attempts to mislead, a party to obtain a financial or other benefit or to avoid an obligation;
- A “Coercive Practice” is impairing or harming, or threatening to impair or harm, directly or indirectly, any party or the property of the party to influence improperly the actions of a party;
- A “Collusive Practice” is an arrangement between two or more parties designed to achieve an improper purpose, including influencing improperly the actions of another party;
- An “Obstructive Practice” is: (i) destroying, falsifying, altering or concealing of evidence material to an IDB Group investigation, or making false statements to investigators with the intent to impede an IDB Group investigation; (ii) threatening, harassing or intimidating any party to prevent it from disclosing its knowledge of matters relevant to an IDB Group investigation or from pursuing the investigation; or (iii) acts intended to impede the exercise of the IDB Group’s contractual rights of audit or inspection or access to information; and
- A “Misappropriation” is the use of IDB Group financing or resources for an improper or unauthorized purpose, committed either intentionally or through reckless disregard.
The definitions of corrupt, fraudulent, coercive, and collusive practice were agreed upon by the International Financial Institutions (IFI) Anti-Corruption Task Force and included in the Uniform Framework for Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption.