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11 INTERVIEW 3.6.2021 issues of corruption and money laun- dering. We are therefore able to draw from this international experience ac- quired by our trainers and apply what we learn to our training which we then share with the participants. What are the most tangible effects that your courses are bringing to those organisations who attend them? Participants are enjoying a better un- derstanding of how they can source information from open international sources, they are learning how to be- come less emotional but more objective and concise in drafting their reports and fluent in the use of other tools such as networking and alternative sourc- ing. ey are also learning to apply the case study approach through real cases which enhances their understanding of cause-and-effect scenarios. What courses are you offering at the moment and what new courses are you planning to introduce in the coming months? Current training programs include In- troduction to Fraud Awareness, Fraud Detection, Investigation and Preven- tion, Due Diligence Masterclasses, An- ti-Money Laundering, Pre-Regulatory Audits, Certification as an Anti-Cor- ruption Manager and more. e full list of courses is available on our website www.getgovernanz.com/training. What is your personal take on the outcomes of Moneyval as reported over the past few days? e 'cautious' approval to date was a political decision intended to send a 'not bad' but 'much more to do' signal. is has as much to do with optics as it has to do with substance. I refer here to the lack of accountability by politicians who have not yet collectively taken respon- sibility for the events of the past. Sig- nalling out three or four persons (PEPs) and shouldering full responsibility is political expediency. To date, not one person or group, past or present from amongst our politicians has pleaded guilty. I believe it will take several years for us to get a clean approval. Person- ally, I am not very optimistic that there will be change in the next five years. Do you believe that Malta's efforts to clean up its act are being effective? If not, what more can be done? Effective means demonstrable achievements. Failure to hold account- able all those who were directly and, or indirectly knowledgeable of and or were party to corrupt practices, will contin- ue to undermine the trust by investors. In my opinion, there is little evidence that 'lessons' have been learned from this sad chapter of events. I believe it all starts from educating our younger generations. Only this could help us re- verse the culture that has allowed many to accept bad practices and corrupt be- haviour. year on