EU Reporter
Published 2 months ago
Nur-Sultan, 4 February 2021 – The National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and with the support of the USA and other international partners, carried out an operation to return a group of Kazakhstan citizens from Syria to their homeland.
The group consists of four men, one woman and seven children, including two orphans. In accordance with the national legislation and international commitments, persons involved in terrorist activities will be prosecuted. Orphans are transferred to the care of close relatives and the government will ensure all the necessary assistance to them. The woman and children will be provided with the rehabilitation and resocialization programs.
Indonesia s CPI score dropped three points in 2020 28th January 2021
A member of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) supervisory council Syamsuddin Haris at the launch of Indonesia s Corruption Index (CPI) 2020 in Jakarta on Thursday (Jan 23, 2021). ANTARA/Desca Lidya Natalia
Indonesia s CPI score in 2020 stood at 37 and ranked 102nd of the 180 countries. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score in 2020 decreased by three points to reach 37, from 40 in 2019, and it was ranked 102nd out of the 180 nations. Indonesia s CPI score in 2020 stood at 37 and ranked 102nd of the 180 countries. The score has declined by three points, from 40 in 2019, Transparency International Indonesia (TII) researcher Wawan Suyatmiko stated during a virtual launch of Indonesia s CPI here on Thursday.
EU Reporter
Published 2 months ago
Today, on 28 January 28, the global anti-corruption movement Transparency International published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020.This year, the main theme of a global study identified the disruptive impact of corruption on health systems and the exacerbation of violations of democratic principles in countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the end of 2020, Kazakhstan scored 38 points and took 94th position, sharing it with Brazil, Ethiopia, Peru, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Tanzania.
Kazakhstan, as before, was estimated based on 9 sources. Experts from four rating agencies raised their assessments of the anti-corruption measures taken, the other five - kept their assessments at the level of the previous year.
Ti Corruption Perception Index: Ranking same, but ‘graft rose’
Staff Correspondent
Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh has been ranked 146th having scored only 26 out of 100 in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2020. It failed to improve both in terms of ranking and score from the previous year.
The country has been placed at the 12th spot from the bottom, two notches worse from the previous index.
The index has been a flagship research of TI, a Berlin-based global graft watchdog, since 1995. This year, the index has been prepared on 180 countries. There have been instances where more than one country secured the same spot as they scored the same.