Tag: Corruption Perceptions Index 2012

• Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 17:09 UTC

  Mercosur, except for Uruguay quite a “corrupt” neighbourhood, according to TI

  

  Mercosur and Unasur democracies did not rank very encouragingly in the latest Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 with all countries, except Chile and Uruguay, ranking below the score of 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean).

• Wednesday, December 5th 2012 - 17:04 UTC

  Corruption still ravages around the world, says Transparency International

  

  A growing outcry over corrupt governments forced several leaders from office last year, but as the dust has cleared it has become apparent that the levels of bribery, abuse of power and secret dealings are still very high in many countries.