Vietnam Country Report At the 2nd meeting of the 10th RP of ASOSAI

at Ho Chi Minh city from 24-26 April 2013

Prepared byMC. Dao Thi Thu VinhSenior Auditor, Deputy Director of Policy and Audit Quality Control DepartmentThe State Audit of Vietnam (SAV)

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Outline

I/ Developing questionnaire to assess current situation of corruption and money laundering (part II)

II/ Implementing Questionnaire survey of part II

III/ Developing questionnaire to assess current situation of anti-corruption and anti-money laundering (part III)

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I/ Developing questionnaire to assess current situation of corruption and money

laundering (part II) Research Methodology to develop part II:

- Review literature about: corruption and money laundering in Vietnam

and in the world in general; corruption and money laundering assessment; how to survey, how to set up questionnaire;

- Understanding the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering legal documents and agencies

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1. Outline/framework of questionnaires

2. Drafting questionnaires

3. Group discussion

4. Sending questionnaires to Legal Department in charge of anti-corruption in SAV for consulting

5. Submitting questionnaires part II to Auditor General for approval

6. Translating and sending to group leader and leader of group 1 and RP chair.

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II/ Implementing Questionnaire survey of part II

1. Translating Questionnaire survey of part II of ASOSAI RP into Vietnamese

2. Identifying and selecting anti-corruption agencies and anti-money laundering agencies with consult of Legal Department.

3. Submitting the list of survey agencies to AG for approval

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II/ Implementing Questionnaire survey of part II (cont)

4. Sending Questionnaire survey of part II to anti-corruption and anti-money laundering agencies for sending survey;

5. Collecting answers of survey;

6. Synthesizing the answers;

7. Submitting the result of Questionnaire survey of part II to AG for approval;

8. Translating and sending to ASOSAI RP

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Anti-corruption agencies in Vietnamfor Part II survey

1. The Government Inspectorate;

2. Ministry of Public security;

3. The Supreme People’s Procuracy;

4. The Supreme People’s Court;

5. The State Audit of Vietnam.

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Anti-money laundering agencies for Part II survey

1. The State Bank;

2. Ministry of Public security;

3. Ministry of Finance;

4. Ministry of Construction;

5. The Supreme People’s Procuracy;

6. The Supreme People’s Court.

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RESULT OF PART II SURVEY

Sending Survey to 5 Anti-corruption agencies:

• Feedback: 4 agencies, including: 01 agency had 8 respondents, SAV had 6 respondents. Totally: 16 respondents.

• No feedback: 1 agency

Response rate was 80% of all survey Anti-corruption agencies

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RESULT OF PART II SURVEY (cont)

Sending Survey to 6 Anti-money laundering agencies:

• Feedback: 3 agencies (50%), including: 01 agency had 9 respondents, Totally: 11 respondents.

• No feedback: 3 agencies (50%)

Response rate was 50% of all survey Anti-money laundering agencies

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ISSUES AND CHALLENGE• Synthetic method from many respondents

with different answers?

• Methodology to analyse and to conclude the information from surveys?

• The complexity of some questions which seems to be hard to answer

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III/ Developing questionnaire to assess the current situation of anti-

corruption and anti-money laundering (part III)

• The same Research Methodology for reviewing literature as in part II

• The same procedures for developing and drafting, and sending for approval by AG as in part II

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Questionnaires are developed

in this outline:• Legal basic and regulations of anti-corruption and

anti-money laundering in Vietnam;• Anti-corruption and anti-money laundering agencies

and its mandate, functions and duties;• Efficiency and effectiveness of these agencies in

Anti-corruption and anti-money laundering process;• Public and media in fighting corruption and money

laundering;• International cooperation in fighting corruption and

money laundering.

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DRAFTED PART III OF VIETNAM SAI

• 26 Questionnaires: Evaluation Of Current Situation Of Anti-corruption

• 16 Questionnaires: Evaluation Of Current Situation Of Anti-Money Laundering

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Thank you for your attention!

Have good time in Ho Chi Minh city of Vietnam!

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