Qatar ranks 30th in Corruption Perceptions Index 2020
28 Jan 2021 - 19:15
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Doha: The State of Qatar occupied a high rank in the fields of transparency and fighting corruption.
Transparency International published today its Corruption Perceptions Index 2020, which saw Qatar achieve 63 points. The result meant that Qatar is ranked second in the GCC and among Arab countries, and 30th from a total of 180 countries that are featured in the index.
The index ranks countries based on the perceived level of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople. A score of 100 shows a country with the highest levels of integrity and transparency, while a score of 0 reflect high levels of corruption. The index relies on indicators provided by the World Bank, World Economic Forum, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) among other prestigious international institutions.
Jan 19, 2021
Beijing – With China likely to have been the only major country to achieve positive economic growth in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fears are mounting that Japan will fall further behind the world’s second-largest economy, particularly in digital technology.
Some foreign affairs experts are optimistic on China’s rise in the digital field, saying it will provide commercial opportunities for Japanese companies many of which have been bolstering their business relations with Chinese firms.
Others, however, have warned that unless Japan makes serious efforts to promote its own digital competency as a national strategy, the world’s third-biggest economy could be swallowed up by China’s more influential platform in the not-so-distant future.
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As China likely became the only major country to achieve positive economic growth in 2020 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, fears are mounting that Japan will lag further behind the world s second-largest economy in digital technology.
Some foreign affairs experts have adopted an optimistic view on China s rise in the digital field, saying it would provide commercial opportunities for Japanese companies, many of which have been bolstering their business relations with Chinese firms.
Others, however, have warned that unless Japan makes serious efforts to promote its own digital competency as a national strategy, the world s third-biggest economy could be swallowed up by China s more influential platform in the not-so-distant future.