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The Only Asian Nation in Top 10 Least-Corrupt Country 2019

The Only Asian Nation in Top 10 Least-Corrupt Country 2019

The CPI, which started in 1995, ranks the countries by its perceived levels of public sector corruption.

Countries are then given a score from a scale of 0, for highly corrupt, to 100, for very clean.

The Republic tied the fourth spot with Sweden and Switzerland with a score of 85. Topping the list was Denmark and New Zealand - both with 87, followed by Finland in third place with a score of 86. Singapore is the only Asian country in the top 10, out of 180 countries.

The Berlin-based organisation Transparency International also noted that this year's index revealed a majority of the countries showed little to no improvement in tackling corruption. More than two-thirds of the countries scored below 50 on the index, with an average score of 43.

The United States came in with a score of 69, its lowest score in eight years. Countries ranked at the bottom of the index include Somalia, with a score of 9, as well as Syria and South Sudan with 13 and 12 respectively. In 2018, Singapore was ranked third out of 180 countries, also with a score of 85.

Other international indices have also ranked Singapore highly. The Political and Economic Risk Consultancy ranked Singapore the least corrupt country in its 2019 Report On Corruption In Asia, and in the World Justice Project Rule Of Law Index 2019, Singapore was ranked third for absence of corruption.

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau director Denis Tang said in a statement yesterday: "While Singapore has done relatively well in the fight against corruption as attested by several international surveys, we must not allow this to lull us into a sense of complacency.

"In fact, we must work even harder to ensure that incorruptibility remains part of the DNA of every Singaporean."

Source : The New Paper

Akhyari Hananto

I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to More understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia. I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine. I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan" I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy Less
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