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A closely watched study by an anti-corruption organization finds that most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has welcomed news of New Zealand’s ongoing position as top in the world anti-corruption rankings. The 2021 Corruption

BERLIN (AP) — Most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade, and authorities' response to the COVID-19 pandemic in many places has weighed on accountability, a closely watched study by an anti-graft organization found Tuesday.

Switzerland is perceived as a relatively “clean” country when it comes to public sector corruption but it is not without problems.

It is Nigeria’s second consecutive year of a downward spiral on the TI’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI).

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says New Zealand should feel proud that it has once again topped a global index of perceptions of anti-corruption levels in the public sector and judiciary.

This was revealed in the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranking released on Tuesday by the Transparency International (TI).

Transparency International (TI) says that as corruption levels remain “at a standstill” across the world, nearly 75 percent of countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia declined or made little to no progress in the past decade.

A closely watched study by an anti-corruption organization finds that most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade

Country seen increasingly corrupt since 2016 in Corruption Perceptions Index and most corrupt among OECD members; chair of local Transparency International branch says ranking is warning sign for future