The 2023 Transparency International Corruptions Perceptions Index gave Mongolia a score of 33 out of 100 (with 100 being “very clean” and 0 being “highly corrupt”). Although the country’s score did not drop from last year, it did not improve either. Indeed, Mongolia’s score has been stuck in the 30s since the CPI adopted its … Read more
Struggling with “dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism and systemic corruption” the annual Corruption Perceptions Index, released on January 30 by Transparency International, presents a “troubling picture” for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Meanwhile, countries that score highly in the index “have long fuelled transnational corruption,” a mantra familiar in the region we cover here … Read more
Indonesian Communication and Information Technology Minister Johnny G. Plate (center) as seen in a photo posted to his Facebook page on January 22, 2019. Credit: Facebook/Johnny G. Plate, SE Advertisement Indonesian authorities have arrested a senior cabinet minister on corruption charges, the fifth member of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s cabinet to be arrested. Johnny G. … Read more