Deputy Economy Minister on Global Competitiveness report corruption ranking: Georgia “developing in right direction”
Georgian Deputy Finance Minister Mikheil Dundua said Georgia’s ranking in the latest Global Competitiveness Report proved the country was “developing in the right direction”. Photo: Ministry of Finance
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Georgian Deputy Finance Minister Mikheil Dundua on Monday said Georgia’s ranking in the latest Global Competitiveness Report, which placed the country in 11th place in Europe in corruption control, proved the country was “developing in the right direction”.
“Not only economic growth, but important components of development have been improved”, Dundua said, adding “important criteria” had led to the position in the ranking.
"The control of corruption in important areas such as honest distribution of state funds, freedom from illegal payments [...] in courts, state contracts was evaluated. There is supremacy in [...] judicial independence, freedom from organised crime, property rights, state regulations in areas such as freedom from non-tariff nets and leniency of government regulations”, he added.
Revaz Javelidze, the Head of the Georgian Government Administration, on Monday said the country’s ranking placed it ahead of 25 European Union and NATO member countries, and five member states of the Big Seven.
Revaz Javelidze, the Head of the Government Administration, on Monday highlighted Georgia’s selection in 11th place in Europe in corruption control in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report, and credited the outcome with “correct and effective” Government reforms.
Georgia’s National Intellectual Property Centre on Friday said the country had advanced to the 66th place in the Property Rights Alliance’s International Property Rights Index and gained “international recognition” on its improvement of intellectual property protection.
Irakli Nadareishvili, the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, on Thursday said the latest report by the United States Department of State had given “high marks” to Georgia’s investment environment and ongoing economic reforms in the country.
The State Security Service of Georgia on Thursday said its anti-corruption body brought 170 people to justice in 61 criminal inquiries in 2022, with the cases including bribery, illegal possession of real estate, and abuse of official authority.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said in a social media message Georgia was ranked 48th out of 142 countries, and “ahead of all European Union candidate countries”, in the latest Rule of Law Index by the World Justice Project.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday said the latest Rule of Law Index by the World Justice Project, which ranked Georgia “ahead of several” European Union and NATO member countries was “an answer to all speculations and the long-standing disinformation” alleging “problems in the rule of law”.
The Government of Georgia on Thursday said the country had been ranked 43rd put of 196 countries in the Global Corruption Index published by the Swiss risk management company Global Risk Profile.
Paweł Herczyński, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Saturday said the European Commission’s “historic” recommendation, last month, to grant the country the EU membership candidate status was an “acknowledgement” of Georgia’s progress in the fight against corruption.