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Anti-corruption efforts in seemingly "clean" advanced economies have stalled even as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought to the fore that nation's role in fostering kleptocracy in recent decades, Transparency International said in a report on Tuesday. While painting a grim picture of the global fight against corruption, the Berlin-based watchdog put the spotlight on…

Ukraine scored 33 out of 100 on corruption in 2022, which puts the country near the bottom third out of 180 countries scored.

"[A]cross Asia Pacific, states maintain restrictions on civic space and basic freedoms imposed during the pandemic, as leaders continue down the path toward authoritarianism," Transparency International said.

Pakistans score of 27 is the worst it has gotten in a decade, said Transparency International

Corruption has plagued many resource-rich countries for decades, yet a constellation of crises requires renewed focus on the fight against corruption in 2023.

Ireland is the tenth least corrupt country in the world, according to the latest Corruption Perceptions Index published on Tuesday (31 January).

In Hungary, the level of corruption in the public sector has reached record highs, and it is much more widespread than in other EU countries.

Pakistan failed to improve its position in Transparency Internationals Corruption Perceptions Index and retained its 140th position out of the total 180 countries on the list for the second...

Tunisia has been going through a severe economic and political crisis in recent years. More than one in three young people there are unemployed. For many skilled, qualified and unemployed young Tunisians, the route to Europe, which lacks qualified personnel in many sectors, seems like the only way forward. By Marco Wolter

KYIV (Reuters) - To an outsider, it may seem an unlikely time for Ukraine to double down on the battle against corruption, as missiles rain down on cities and citizens fight for their lives.