Fighting corruption at all levels with effective and transparent institutions was listed as the first battle-post in defining a pro-growth African agenda, as stipulated by studies conducted by the South African Institute for International Affairs. This, the organisation suggested, would involve the establishment of genuinely independent and well-funded anti-corruption authorities with the power to prosecute without political interference. It would also involve the strengthening of powers of banking and financial regulation to stop laundering illicit funds, improve public access to information on government spending, and publicly disclosing political party financing.