PM: Georgia ahead of 11 EU, 13 NATO members in World Bank’s Control of Corruption Index
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday hailed the country’s “leading positions” in global anti-corruption rankings for efforts in combating the problem. Photo: Government press office
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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.
Speaking at the weekly Governmental meeting, the official said the country had ranked 40th worldwide and 21st in Europe in the survey, pointing to “serious progress” in combating corruption.
With the results, our country is ahead of 11 EU and 13 NATO member states and among top 20 of continental Europe [18th]. This is the outcome of Georgian Dream authorities’ 10-year-rule”, said the PM.
The head of the Government also noted Georgia’s ranking in the 30th spot in the Freedom From Corruption 2021 index of the World Justice Project, released earlier this year.
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.
The anti-corruption agency of Georgia’s state security service on Thursday held a meeting sharing experience in combating corruption and abuse of power with local officials in the western regions of Guria and Adjara.
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.
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’.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his Government expected an investment of $400-500 million in two of the country’s three major airports, located in capital Tbilisi and the western city of Batumi.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday signed a decree opening the call for the position of the Chief of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, a newly created office the Government has initiated as part of efforts to fulfil the European Union’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status.
Georgia’s Deputy Finance Minister Mikheil Dundua on Tuesday highlighted the country’s selection in the 41st spot among 180 countries and territories in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index report for 2022.
The commission tasked with selecting the head of the recently set up Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday reviewed applications of citizens submitting their candidacies for the position.
Georgia has been ranked 53rd out of 167 countries on the 2023 Prosperity Index by the Legatum Institute, a London-based think-tank, with the cumulative ranking reflecting assessments of the country’s performance in a range of areas.
Georgia has been ranked 41st among 180 countries and territories worldwide for the first time since the start of the Index and has been a leader in the Eastern European and Central Asian states in the 2022 Corruption Perception Index, Mikheil Dundua, Georgian Deputy Finance Minister said on Friday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said the country marked the International Anti-Corruption Day with the positions of a regional and international leader in this regard.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia launched an investigation in 117 criminal cases committed in the civil sector and criminal prosecution against 99 civil servants for corruption over the nine months of 2023, the state body said on Saturday.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday said the latest report of the Fraser Institute on Human Freedom Index 2023 ranked Georgia first among the European Union candidate countries, with the country surpassing four EU and eight NATO member states.
Georgia has maintained its position as a regional leader and was ranked ahead of six European Union member states in the latest edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International this week.
Mikheil Dundua, the Deputy Finance Minister of Georgia, on Tuesday hailed the country’s “leading position” in Eastern Europe and worldwide as a “corruption-free” state, in reaction to the latest edition of the Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International this week.
Papuashvili said the survey, published this week, had “reaffirmed Georgia’s leadership” in anti-corruption credentials, with the country surpassing six European Union member states, nine NATO members and all EU candidate countries.