Corruption is at the heart of many of the challenges the world faces. It undermines good governance, erodes the trust that people place in public institutions, corrodes decision-making, impedes economic development and facilitates organized crime (Hangzhou G20 Anti-corruption Action Plan).

As leaders of major trading nations, the G20 has a special responsibility to establish legal and policy frameworks that promote a clean business environment, and to continue to assist G20 countries in their capacity-building efforts to combat corruption.

Since its launch at the Toronto Summit in 2010, the G20 Anti-corruption Working Group (ACWG) has been a leading mechanism for cooperation in raising the standards of transparency and accountability across the G20, and contributing to the global fight against corruption.

In the implementation of the Anti-corruption Action Plan, the ACWG must address several areas, including encouraging more cooperation at a global level and with the business community (B20) and the civil society (C20) to promote transparency and integrity.

Three ACWG meetings took place over the course of 2018, co-chaired by Argentina and France. The first two took place in Buenos Aires on 28 February – 1 March and in Paris on 27–28 June. The third one was held in Paris on 8–9 October.