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Bus - Economic Crisis Increased Corruption
Bus - Economic Crisis Increased Corruption
The global financial crisis led to a rise in corruption in some richer countries, according to
Transparency International which monitors corruption across the globe. The Berlin-based
organisation has just published its annual report. Marcus George reports.
Take the South Asia region for example; India fell to number 87 as did Pakistan towards the
bottom of the list, whilst Sri Lanka rose to 91.
There is however no progress across Africa as a whole with consistently the same level of
corruption as last year. Meanwhile, Latin America's profile is helped by Chile and Uruguay
near the top.
No change however for what are perceived as the most corrupt countries: Somalia, Burma and
Afghanistan. Elsewhere the list yields unsurprising results: Iraq ranks lowest in the Middle
East.
And Transparency International concludes that some countries in Europe have become more
corrupt in the past year. Russia has fallen eight to number 154, and the report points out that
corruption has increased significantly in the UK over the last five years.
As for the least corrupt countries, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore come out on top
again.
Launching the report, Transparency International's chairwoman said the vital issue was
enforcement, without which all laws around the world are of little value.
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