{"id":232276,"date":"2022-07-25T12:46:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T10:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afdb.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/african-development-bank-debars-entreprise-de-commerce-et-de-construction-immobiliere-for-nine-months-for-fraudulent-practices?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-07-25T12:46:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T10:46:28","slug":"african-development-bank-debars-entreprise-de-commerce-et-de-construction-immobiliere-for-nine-months-for-fraudulent-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/african-development-bank-debars-entreprise-de-commerce-et-de-construction-immobiliere-for-nine-months-for-fraudulent-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"African Development Bank debars Entreprise de Commerce et de Construction Immobili\u00e8re for nine months for fraudulent practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/a43d857a52fe022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/a43d857a52fe022\" alt=\"African Development Bank Group (AfDB)\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/a43d857a52fe022\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=209425&amp;press_source=African Development Bank Group (AfDB)\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The African Development Bank Group (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.AfDB.org\">www.AfDB.org<\/a>), on 25 July 2022, announces the nine-month debarment of Entreprise de Commerce et de Construction Immobili&egrave;re with effect from 27 June 2022. Entreprise de Commerce et de Construction Immobili&egrave;re is a limited liability company registered under the laws of the Republic of C&ocirc;te d&#039;Ivoire.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>An investigation conducted by the Bank&rsquo;s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Entreprise de Commerce et de Construction Immobili&egrave;re engaged in fraudulent practices during a tender for the Rehabilitation of the CCIA Building and Tower B of the African Development Bank in Abidjan, C&ocirc;te d&#039;Ivoire.<\/p>\n<p>The Rehabilitation of the CCIA Building and Tower B of the African Development Bank was aimed at enabling the Bank to occupy these premises.<\/p>\n<p>During the debarment period, Entreprise de Commerce et de Construction Immobili&egrave;re and its affiliates will be ineligible to participate in Bank Group-financed projects.<\/p>\n<p>At the expiry of the debarment period, Entreprise de Commerce et de Construction Immobili&egrave;re will only be eligible to resume participation in African Development Bank Group-financed projects after it implements an integrity compliance program consistent with the Bank&rsquo;s guidelines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe 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.<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3oq7XAj\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3oq7XAj<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>African Development Bank staff and the general public can use secured hotlines of the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption to report sanctionable practices within the Bank or operations financed by the Bank Group.<\/p>\n<p>Secured telephone: +1 (770) 776-5658&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Secured email address:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:investigations@iacd-afdb.org\">investigations@iacd-afdb.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mail correspondence should be marked &ldquo;CONFIDENTIAL&rdquo; and sent to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>African Development Bank<\/strong><br \/>\nOffice of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC)<br \/>\nImmeuble du Centre de commerce International d&rsquo;Abidjan (CCIA)<br \/>\nAvenue Jean-Paul II<br \/>\n01 BP 1387<br \/>\nAbidjan 01, C&ocirc;te d&#039;Ivoire<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB).<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nAmba Mpoke-Bigg, Communication and External Relations Department, African Development Bank<br \/>\nEmail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:a.mpoke-bigg@afdb.org\">a.mpoke-bigg@afdb.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nChimene Clarisse Comoe, Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC)<br \/>\nEmail:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:c.comoe@afdb.org\">c.comoe@afdb.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), on 25 July 2022, announces the nine-month debarment of Entreprise de Commerce et de Construction Immobili&egrave;re with effect from 27 June 2022. Entreprise de Commerce et de Construction Immobili&egrave;re is a limited liability company registered under the laws of the Republic of C&ocirc;te d&#039;Ivoire. 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