Luis Abinader: The (Rare) Popular Incumbent
Elected on an anti-corruption platform, the Dominican Republic’s president is bucking a regionwide trend.
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Elected on an anti-corruption platform, the Dominican Republic’s president is bucking a regionwide trend.
Panama was a haven for international graft. Now it is setting the region’s pace for legal reform and building civic confidence at the grassroots.
According to the Capacity to Combat Corruption Index, Costa Rica's overall fight against corruption score dropped by 5%.
In recent years – and notwithstanding encouraging windows of progress – economic difficulties, political shifts, and the pandemic's lingering effects have undercut anti-corruption efforts in Latin America.
The authors of the 2022 CCC Index summarized its findings with a focus on the cases of Brazil, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.