BISHKEK (TCA) — Countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia continue to experience “limited separation of powers, abuse of state resources for electoral purposes, opaque political party financing, and conflicts of interest,” anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International says in its latest annual report.
The 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report, published on January 23, ranks 180 nations based on aggregated survey and assessment data from 13 different global institutions, RFE/RL reported.
Denmark and New Zealand retained their place at the top of the index.
The report says that the Eastern Europe and Central Asia remains the second-lowest performing region on the CPI, with an …read more
Source:: The Times of Central Asia
