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Corruption and the Coronavirus

News • 18 March 2020

As communities around the world face an unprecedented global health crisis with the rapid spread of the coronavirus or COVID19 pandemic, our governments’ first priority should be…

CPI 2019: Middle East And North Africa

News • 23 January 2020

With the same average score of 39 as last year, there is little progress in improving control of corruption in the Middle East and North Africa region. With a score of 71, the…

Global Corruption Barometer: Middle East and North Africa 2019 - Citizens' Views and Opinions of Corruption

Publication • 11 December 2019

People have been voicing their anger at the corruption they see and experience in their daily lives: from the highest levels of government to accessing basic public services.

What people think: corruption in the Middle East & North Africa

News • 11 December 2019

Momentum has been building against corruption for years in the Middle East and North Africa. From Lebanon and Sudan, where millions of people took to the streets earlier this year…

Lack of political integrity is undermining trust in democracy in Middle East and North Africa

News • 11 December 2019

The Global Corruption Barometer – Middle East and North Africa 2019 reveals that leaders in the region are perceived as acting in their own self-interest at the expense of the…

Will rampant corruption spark an Arab Autumn?

News • 24 October 2019

A common factor has underpinned mass protests in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon over the past two months: outrage over corruption and financial mismanagement by governments.

Middle East & North Africa: corruption continues as institutions and political rights weaken

News • 29 January 2019

Rampant Corruption in Arab States

News • 21 February 2018

In a region stricken by violent conflicts and dictatorships, corruption remains endemic in the Arab states while assaults on freedom of expression, press freedoms and civil…