Collaborate to prevent financial crimes - Speakers to parliamentary account committees

Mr Amoako said through partnership, PAC could close vulnerabilities that enabled financial crime and strengthen accountability in the management of public resources.

They said this last Wednesday at the opening of the second seminar on preventing financial crimes and enhancing public finance management through parliamentary Public Accounts Committees organised by GIABA for PAC members in ECOWAS countries.

Speakers at a seminar on the prevention of financial crimes and enhancing public finance management have urged Public Account Committees (PACs) of the parliaments of ECOWAS countries to collaborate with other sectors, including financial intelligence units (FIUs) of their respective countries in order to enhance public finance management and prevent financial crimes.