CPI 2024: Highlights and insights
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While some countries are making progress, corruption still affects billions of people worldwide and leaders are doing too little to stop it.
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CPI 2024: Trouble at the top
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Many top-scoring countries in this year's CPI are prime targets for corrupt actors to launder and safeguard their ill-gotten wealth.
CPI 2024 for Western Europe & EU: Leaders’ hollow efforts cause worsening corruption levels
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In fragile times, Europe's ability to combat corruption is falling short, hindering the bloc’s response to challenges that range from the climate crisis to fraying rule of law and…
CPI 2024 for the Middle East & North Africa: Corruption linked to authoritarianism, but calls for reform emerging
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Stagnation stems mostly from near-absolute control by political leaders, who benefit from the wealth they channel into their own pockets, clamping down on any dissent to retain…
CPI 2024 for Eastern Europe & Central Asia: Vicious cycle of weak democracy and flourishing corruption
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Weak democratic institutions and rule of law are exacerbated by ongoing instability and external pressures.
CPI 2024 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Weak anti-corruption measures undermine climate action
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Despite a very low regional performance in 2024, there were African countries that invested in anti-corruption and made remarkable progress.
CPI 2024 for Asia Pacific: Leaders failing to stop corruption amid an escalating climate crisis
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In the region most prone to natural disasters, governments across Asia Pacific are still not delivering on anti-corruption pledges.
CPI 2024 for the Americas: Corruption fuels environmental crime and impunity across the region
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The absence of effective anti-corruption measures promotes human rights violations, and increases the influence of elites and organised crime on policy-making.
How corruption undermines global climate efforts
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Corruption weakens climate action, diverting crucial funds and blocking policies. Learn how transparency and accountability are key to tackling the climate crisis.
The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated
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We answer all your questions about the Corruption Perceptions Index.
Integrity Pacts: A blueprint for safeguarding public investments in sustainable development
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Discover how Integrity Pacts foster transparency, accountability, and good governance in public procurement, driving sustainable development worldwide.
EU Whistleblower Protection: Falling short when it matters most
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Three years on, EU whistleblower protections still fall short, leaving those who expose wrongdoing vulnerable. Learn why urgent reforms are needed.
Dirty money’s hiding spots: How corruption funds disappear overseas
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Our findings reveal the destinations, methods and assets most commonly used by corrupt actors to launder stolen money.
International Anti-Corruption Day 2024: Time to tackle the murky world of climate negotiations
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This year’s International Anti-Corruption Day seeks to unite youth and anti-corruption movements to protect our future’s integrity. To achieve climate goals, stronger safeguards…
EU enlargement must prioritise fighting corruption
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Corruption in candidate countries threatens those societies and the entire European Union.
G20 & corporate transparency: Put your money where your principles are
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Ten years weren’t yet enough for G20 to establish adequate beneficial ownership registers.
