 Armenia ranks the 107th on Corruption Perceptions Index: TI February 22, 2018 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Transparency International (TI) says Armenia ranks the 107th with a score of 35 among 180 countries of the world on the Berlin-based watchdog's Corruption Perceptions Index 2017. More than two-thirds of all the countries covered scored below 50 on a scale ranging from zero, perceived to be highly corrupt, to 100, perceived to be very clean. In the former Soviet Union, Georgia ranked 46th with a score of 56; Belarus ranked 68th with 44; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Moldova ranked 122nd with 31; and Ukraine ranked 130th with 30. The report said New Zealand and Denmark ranked the cleanest, with scores of 89 and 88 respectively, while Syria, South Sudan, and Somalia were at the bottom, with scores of 14, 12, and nine, respectively. The United States, meanwhile, ranked 16th, up from 18th in the 2016 index, with its perceived corruption score improving by one point to 75, while Iran ranked 130th with 30.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
