Media Advisory: Who Pays The Bribes?

Transparency International to launch Bribe Payers Index 2006

Note for News and Planning Editors

The Transparency International Bribe Payers Index (BPI) 2006 will be released on 4 October.

The BPI ranks the propensity of firms from 30 exporting countries to bribe abroad. It is based on the World Economic Forum’s Executive Opinion Survey. The survey was commissioned by Transparency International, the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.

The BPI addresses corruption by foreign companies of public officials, reflecting the experiences of more than 11,000 executives from companies in 126 countries.

Countries ranked in the BPI are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.

This is the third Bribe Payers Index released by TI. Previous editions are available at: http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/bpi

Media contacts:
Sarah Tyler / Gypsy Guillén Kaiser
Transparency International, Berlin
press@transparency.org
Tel. +49 30 34 38 20-61 / -19 / -662