Gaceta, Judy Ann M.

BSA-3B

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index published annually by Transparency

International since 1995 which ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as
determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." The CPI generally defines corruption as "the
misuse of public power for private benefit"
The 2019 CPI, published in January of 2020, currently ranks 180 countries "on a scale from 100 (very
clean) to 0 (highly corrupt)." In the list, Denmark, Finland, New
Zealand, Sweden, Singapore and Switzerland are perceived as the top 5 least corrupt nations in the
world, ranking consistently high among international financial transparency, while the most perceived
corrupt country in the world is Somalia, scoring 8–10 out of 100 since 2012 South Sudan is also
perceived as one of the most corrupted countries in the world due to constant social and economic
crises, ranking an average score of 13 out of 100 in 2018.
Poor performance of Asian countries, according to Transparency International, can be attributed to
unaccountable governments, lack of oversight, insecurity, and shrinking space for civil society, pushing
anti-corruption action to the margins.

If I’m the leader of this countries, I would follow the five ways that Transparency International
suggested.

1. End impunity

Effective law enforcement is essential to ensure the corrupt are punished and break the cycle of
impunity, or freedom from punishment or loss.

Successful enforcement approaches are supported by a strong legal framework, law enforcement
branches and an independent and effective court system. Civil society can support the process with
initiatives such as Transparency International’s Unmask the Corrupt campaign.

2. Reform public administration and finance management

Reforms focusing on improving financial management and strengthening the role of auditing agencies
have in many countries achieved greater impact than public sector reforms on curbing corruption.

One such reform is the disclosure of budget information, which prevents waste and misappropriation of
resources. For example, Transparency International Sri Lanka promotes transparent and participatory
budgeting by training local communities to comment on the proposed budgets of their local
government.

3. Promote transparency and access to information

Countries successful at curbing corruption have a long tradition of government openness, freedom of
the press, transparency and access to information. Access to information increases the responsiveness
of government bodies, while simultaneously having a positive effect on the levels of public participation
in a country.

Transparency International Maldives successfully advocated for the adoption of one of the world’s
strongest rights to information law by putting pressure on local MPs via a campaign of SMS text
messages.

4. Empower citizens

Strengthening citizen’s demand for anti-corruption and empowering them to hold government
accountable is a sustainable approach that helps to build mutual trust between citizens and
government. For example, community monitoring initiatives have in some cases contributed to the
detection of corruption, reduced leakages of funds, and improved the quantity and quality of
public services.

To monitor local elections, Transparency International Slovenia produced an interactive map that the
public populated with pictures and reports of potential irregularities in the election. As a result, cases of
public funds being misused to support certain candidates were spotted.

5. Close international loopholes

Without access to the international financial system, corrupt public officials throughout the world would
not be able to launder and hide the proceeds of looted state assets. Major financial centres urgently
need to put in place ways to stop their banks and cooperating offshore financial centres from absorbing
illicit flows of money.

The European Union recently approved the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which requires EU
member-states to create registers of the beneficial owners of companies established within their
borders. However, the directive does not require these registers to be made public. Similarly,
the Norwegian, UK, and Ukrainian governments have all approved legislation requiring companies to
disclose information about their owners, although these have yet to come into force.

Source:

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https://www.transparency.org/en/news/how-to-stop-corruption-5-key-ingredients#