Brussels, 12/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - In Jakarta, Indonesia, on 11 April, Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, outlined a comprehensive strategy for tackling corruption, a serious impediment to development and effective governments, explains a World Bank press release. He set out a three-prong plan for tackling the World Bank's work on governance and anti-corruption at the country level, strengthening anti-corruption measures in all World Bank instruments, including loans, grants, research and technical assistance. 'Bank investments in areas such as judicial reform, civil service reform, the media and freedom of information and decentralisation of public service delivery will be increased… Anti-corruption teams will be deployed in country offices to work with local government institutions, such as audit units and anti-corruption commissions, to protect Bank-supported projects and strengthen public procurement systems. Anticorruption strategies are being developed for World Bank projects and will be published on the Internet to enable stakeholders to see what steps are being taken to ensure resources are not diverted.'