CPI 2023 for the Americas: Lack of independent judiciary hinders the fight against corruption
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The lack of independence of the judiciary in the region undermines the rule of law and promotes impunity for powerful criminals.
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Corruption Perceptions Index
2023 Rank
115/180
2023 Score
34/100
Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. The index offers an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from all over the globe. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodology used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next.
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CPI 2022 for the Americas: Fertile ground for criminal networks and human rights abuses
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A lack of bold, decisive action to fight corruption and strengthen public institutions fuels organised criminal activities and other sources of violence.
CPI 2021 for the Americas: A region in crisis
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With no progress on an average score of 43 out of 100 for the third consecutive year, the countries of the Americas are paralyzed in the fight against corruption. Despite…
IMF COVID-19 emergency loans: A view from four countries
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Together with Human Rights Watch, we have assessed the effectiveness of the IMF’s approach during the pandemic by analysing how well governments of Cameroon, Ecuador, Egypt and…
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People and Corruption: Latin America and the Caribbean
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This new report from the Global Corruption Barometer series is based on surveys with over 22,000 citizens living in 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Summit of the Americas: Transparency International calls for rescue of Lima anti-corruption commitments
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Summit of the Americas: Governments must act now to rescue promise of Lima commitment
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IMF: Scant transparency for COVID-19 emergency loans
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