May 13, 2016: On Thursday 12th May 2016 marked day one of the Anti-corruption Summit hosted by the Prime Minister of Great Britain David Cameron.
Over fifty (50) world leaders convened in London with a view to stemming and eventually stamping out the scourge of corruption.
During the day’s proceedings both the British Prime Minister and the United States’ Secretary of State John Kerry agreed that corruption and terrorism are two major challenges facing the world.
Prime Minister Rowley was part of a private breakfast meeting hosted by Prime Minister Cameron which included the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the head of the World Bank. Prime Minister Rowley also made contributions during the open sessions.
Today, six (6) countries, (Britain, Afghanistan, Kenya, France, the Netherlands and Nigeria) agreed to publish registers of the real owners of companies in their territories. It is being referred to as a register of beneficial ownership. This is a key goal of anti-corruption groups. Six more countries are considering doing likewise.
Please see attached Trinidad and Tobago’s position.
