Transparency International (TI) released its 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) recently, showing Cyprus again as the least corrupt country in Southeast Europe (SEE). The Mediterranean country ranked well ahead of the other ten nations in the region.
With a score of 6.3, the same as last year, Cyprus placed 30th in the world in the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog’s annual survey. Trailing 31 places behind came Turkey with the second-best mark among the SEE nations, while Kosovo and Moldova received the lowest grades for the region.
Corruption remains endemic in too many countries across the globe, TI stressed in a statement announcing the release of its new CPI. The data from 17 surveys of business leaders and risk analysts that it used to compile the index showed that some governments are failing to protect citizens from corruption, be it abuse of public resources, bribery or secretive decision-making, it noted.
For more: Corruption Still Pervasive In Southeast Europe
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