Global Corruption Index 2021: Georgia ranks ahead of nine EU, NATO states
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Swiss risk management company Global Risk Profile (GRP) has released the Global Corruption Index 2021, with Georgia ranking 41st, following 50th place last year, among 196 countries, and ahead of nine EU and NATO member states.
On the index, which measures corruption risk levels in the countries, Georgia received a score of 33.26 on a 0-100 scale, while the risk of corruption in the country was evaluated as ‘low’.
Georgia ranked above the EU and/or NATO member states of Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, and Turkey.
The head of the Administration of the Government of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili said that Georgia ranking ahead of the EU and NATO member states on the list is an 'important impetus' to continue implementing anti-corruption reforms in the country.
For one's part, that [continual implementation of anti-corruption reforms] will assist Georgia on its way to Euro-Atlantic integration, Darchiashvili added.
The top three countries in the list with ‘very low’ corruption risk levels are Finland, Norway, and New Zealand, while North Korea, Syria, and Libya are ranked at the bottom, with ‘very high’ risks.
The index, composed of two sub-indexes related to corruption and white collar crimes, relies on 43 variables based on datasets borrowed from internationally recognized entities, such as the UN, World Bank, and Transparency International.
Over the past two years, Georgia has implemented two more recommendations issued by the Council of Europe anti-corruption body GRECO in 2016 on the prevention of corruption amongst MPs, judges and prosecutors, said GRECO in a new compliance report published today.
Georgia’s position in the 2021 Global Governance Efficiency Index has risen by eight places, making the country a competitor among World Bank member states and the top 20 countries in Europe. Georgia surpassed France, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Portugal and other leading countries in the Governance Efficiency ranking.
Georgia ranks 45th among 180 countries and territories across the world in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020 published by the Transparency International, standing on top of all Eastern European and Central Asian countries.
Transparency International has released its Corruption Perceptions Index 2019, with Georgia ranking 44th among 180 countries and territories across the world, standing on top of all Eastern European and Central Asian countries.In the index, which measures sector corruption according to experts and business people, Georgia has received 56 scores of total 100.
Transparency International has released its Corruption Perceptions Index 2021, with Georgia ranking 45th among 180 countries and territories worldwide, and above all Eastern European and Central Asian states.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday marked International Anti-Corruption Day by highlighting Georgia’s “leading positions” in global anti-corruption rankings for efforts in combating the problem.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his country had ranked ahead of 11 European Union and 13 NATO member states in the recently published World Bank’s Control of Corruption Index.
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fDi Intelligence, a publication on foreign direct investments, on Thursday published its flagship European Cities and Regions of the Future ranking, where the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi was included in the top 10 in two categories.