PM Garibashvili: Georgia marks International Anti-Corruption Day with ‘impressive achievements’
PM Irakli Garibashvili says that Georgia is among the top 30 countries with the lowest corruption in the TRACE International Bribery Risk Matrix ranking. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili says that the country observes International Anti-Corruption Day today ‘with impressive achievements.’
He stated that Georgia’s effective anti-corruption policy is confirmed by various international rankings.
For instance, TRACE International Bribery Risk Matrix has ranked Georgia among the top 20 countries in Europe and 30 across the globe with the lowest corruption, while the country is leading the survey in the component evaluating governmental bribery risk. Georgia has ranked ahead of 13 EU member states. The country is a regional leader with the lowest corruption,” Garibashvili stated.
Image: TRACE International.
He stated that the result was made possible ‘thanks to the government’s anti-corruption legislation, engagement of civil society, and government reforms ensuring openness.
For the first time Georgia was named among the top 20 European countries in the Open Data Inventory (ODIN) Report 2020, announces Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat). Georgia ranked 31st globally out of 187 countries, with an overall score of 69. The overall score is a combination of a data coverage subscore of 62 and a data openness subscore of 74.
The 2020 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix ranked Georgia in 28th of 194 counties in its annual bribery prevalence in business measurement.
The business environment in Georgia is much more favorable than in many other countries, said World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus Sebastian Molineus commenting on the result Georgia attained in the World Bank Enterprise Survey, in which Georgia ranked in the top 10 countries in terms of low bribery prevalence.
The Georgian government has confirmed the 2019-2020 anti-corruption strategy and an action plan, the fifth of its kind and the first which have undergone assessment by the EU, Georgian Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has summed up government activities in 2021 and discussed future plans earlier today, saying that the country's healthcare programme will receive increased funding of 20 million GEL (about $6.46 m./€5.57 m.) in 2022.