LIMA, PERU: Saying corruption remains a serious threat to prosperity and development in the region, ministers attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit here have agreed to step up measures to combat corruption, including denying safe haven to corrupt officials.

In their joint statement after a two-day APEC Ministerial Meeting from November 17 to 18, the ministers pledged to help each other combat corruption by enhancing an anti-corruption transparency network against illicit trade.

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