Surveys - For the third year running, the top seven countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 consist of the four Nordic nations – Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway – plus New Zealand, Singapore and Switzerland. Yet that doesn’t mean that these countries are corruption-free.
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Poverty and development - As in previous years, many of the countries near the bottom of the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index have been severely affected by violent conflict in recent years. Why is this the case, and what does it tell us?
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Surveys - With an average score of 44 for three consecutive years, the Americas region continues to fail in making any serious inroads against corruption. The number of poor performing countries in the Americas region should come as no surprise given the challenges to the democratic systems and diminishing ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
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Surveys - This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the index. Despite commitments from African leaders in declaring 2018 as the African Year of Anti-Corruption, this has yet to translate into ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
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Surveys - The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 presents a grim reality in the Middle East and Northern Africa where, despite some incremental progress by a select few, most countries are failing in the fight against corruption.
Posted 29 Jan 2019
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Surveys - In a region where only one country scores over 50 out of 100 and all other countries score 45 or less out of 100 on the index, there has been very little progress in combatting corruption over several years.
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Surveys - As Transparency International celebrates its 25th anniversary, we are witnessing a worrying situation where democratic progression has slowed to a near halt. Indeed, even some countries which were demonstrating robust and open governance systems, are now starting to backslide with democratic norms, ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Surveys - With an average regional score of 66 out of 100, Western Europe and the EU are doing far better than other parts of the globe. However, for a region that prides itself on some of the most robust integrity systems in the world, the patchwork of partially overlapping national and EU-level integrity ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Surveys - With an average score of just 44 for three consecutive years, the Asia Pacific region is making little progress in the fight against corruption. Why is Asia Pacific making little to no progress in its anti-corruption efforts? One of the reasons is an overall weakening of democratic institutions and ...
Posted 29 Jan 2019
Surveys - This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index shows a disturbing link between corruption and the health of democracies. Countries with higher rates of corruption also have weaker democratic institutions and political rights.
Posted 29 Jan 2019
United States - The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International reveals the United States as a key country to watch in a global pattern of stagnating anti-corruption efforts and a worldwide crisis of democracy. With a score of 71, the US has dropped four points since last ...
Surveys - The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International reveals that the continued failure of most countries to significantly control corruption is contributing to a crisis of democracy around the world.
Politics and government - Transparency International and Global Witness warn that today's report from the Commission falls short of the urgent action needed to clean up the shady industry.
Transparency International - Transparency International, the leading civil society organisation fighting corruption worldwide, will release its 24th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday 29 January 2019 at 00:01 EST (06:01 CET).
Media - Ghana Integrity Initiative condemns the murder of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a courageous investigative journalist who helped expose corruption in African football.
Politics and government - Ahead of important parliamentary vote, Transparency International Portugal is calling on the Ministry of Home Affairs to immediately release information on its controversial Golden Visa programme.
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Law enforcement - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is a vital pillar of rule of law and anti-corruption in Indonesia, Transparency International (TI) affirmed today, following reports of explosive devices being discovered at the home of KPK Chair Agus Rahardjo and Deputy Chair Laode Muhammed Syarif this ...
Accountability - Transparency International condemns in the strongest possible terms Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales’s decision to expel the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and urges the Constitutional Court of Guatemala to block this attempt.
Politics and government - The EU should not unfreeze the assets of a Tunisian businessman and son-in-law of the former Tunisian president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Transparency International said today.
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Politics and government - During the Dialogue, TI-Uganda recognized the work of over 70 stakeholders and partners for their contribution towards the fight against corruption. Those recognized came from a wide range of Ugandan society and institutions. Amongst those recognized was the President of Uganda. This has ...
Without transparency or oversight, governmental spending creates huge opportunities for corruption. When you consider what is spent on roads, bridges, schools, housing, water, and many other ...
25 Jan 2019
Strengthening rule of law along the cocaine routeOrganised crime goes hand-in-hand with corruption and impunity; there is no defeating one without combatting the other. That’s why ...
18 Jan 2019
Martin Bille Hermann, Denmark’s state secretary for development policy, announced to countries attending the 2018 International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) that ‘Now is the time to ...
15 Jan 2019
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the most ambitious development initiative ever launched and aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity ...
14 Jan 2019
More than a year later, why does the Azerbaijani Laundromat exposé still matter? I’ll give you three reasons…Corruption undermined European democracy without consequencesThe ...
10 Jan 2019
In France, a project that had been in the making for 10 years finally came to life this October. Transparency International France, together with 16 other organisations and trade-unions, launched the ...
28 Dec 2018
Corruption can be found in all countries, although the magnitude and methods vary. Every year, Transparency International ranks the countries of the world based on the degree of corruption in the ...
19 Dec 2018
“There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny — they should be setting the example of ...
19 Dec 2018
Today, on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Human Rights Declaration, the European Union foreign ministers have given their unanimous support to the motion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ...
13 Dec 2018
Another G20 Summit is over, but for all of us committed to the fight against corruption, the work is just beginning.Our initial reaction to the G20 2018 Communique was disappointment. Once again, ...
11 Dec 2018
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