CORRUPTION INDEX OF MONGOLIA DECREASES AGAIN

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The corruption index of Mongolia declined from 94 to 83 out of 177 countries, with a point of 38 for this year (on a scale from 0 perceived "highly corrupt" to 100 perceived "very clean"). "The Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 demonstrates that all countries still face the threat of corruption at all levels of government, from the issuing of local permits to the enforcement of laws and regulations," says Huguette Labelle, a Chair of Transparency International. In the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013, Denmark and New Zealand tie for first place with scores of 91, whereas Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia this year make up the worst performers, scoring just 8 points each. "The top performers clearly reveal how transparency supports accountability and can stop corruption," notes Labelle. "Still, the better performers face issues like state capture, campaign finance and the oversight of big public contracts which remain major corruption risks". The CPI scores and ranks countries/territories based on how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be. It is a composite index, a combination of surveys and assessments of corruption, collected by a variety of reputable institutions. The CPI is the most widely used indicator of corruption worldwide. Mongolia was listed 120th in 2009, 116th--in 2010, 120th---in 2011, and 94th in 2012. Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. Originally founded in Germany in May 1993 as a not-for-profit organization, Transparency International is now an international non-governmental organization. It publishes an annual Corruption Perceptions Index, a comparative listing of corruption worldwide. The headquarters is located in Berlin, Germany. The organization defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain which eventually hurts everyone who depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority.