Corruption can happen anywhere: in business, government, the courts, the media, and in civil society, as well as across all sectors from health and education to infrastructure and sports. Corruption can involve anyone: politicians, government officials, public servants, business people or members of the public.

The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption is thriving across the world. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the globe by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that most countries are failing to stop corruption. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

Manipulation of policies, institutions and rules of procedure in the allocation of resources and financing by political decision makers, who abuse their position to sustain their power, status and wealth. See ‘corruption’, ‘grand corruption’, and ‘petty corruption ...

Even countries at the top of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) need to look critically at their anti-corruption frameworks. These countries need to fully implement their international anti-corruption commitments and close the loopholes in their financial systems which help foreign actors – from corrupt politicians to organised crime ...

Feb 17, 2021 · Responsibility will continue to fall on Congress, which has already demonstrated its willingness and ability to bridge divides to pass meaningful anti-corruption legislation. Today, the U.S. office of Transparency International published a 21-point plan titled Combatting Global Corruption: A Bipartisan Plan. The plan serves as a roadmap for ...

Jan 29, 2019 · Corruption chips away at democracy to produce a vicious cycle, where corruption undermines democratic institutions and, in turn, weak institutions are less able to control corruption The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, uses a scale of ...

Dec 8, 2023 · Corruption can enter politics through various channels, including illicit funds and opaque donations routed through shell companies, third parties or anonymous donors. Governments should enact and enforce laws that close all such loopholes, ensuring full disclosure and verification of the ultimate source of funds.

Dec 12, 2017 · The survey asked about the degree of corruption in nine influential groups. These included the national government (the president’s office, members of congress, government officials), public officials who work at the service level (tax officials, the police, judges, local officials), and those who are not part of government but who often wield strong influence …

Jul 5, 2019 · Over the past years, the president has been leading a fight against anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala, ignoring rulings of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court. Read more… Turkey’s “gas for gold” scheme. Embed from Getty Images. In a real-life version of House of Cards, Turkey found itself embroiled in a massive corruption scandal in ...