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Mongolia’s corruption perception index revealed
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Today, January 25, Transparency International Mongolia announced Mongolia’s ranking in the 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) at the same time with the Transparency International’s global release of the report.
This year, 176 countries around the world were ranked with the global average score being 43, and Mongolia received 38 out of 100 to rank 87th.
If we look at the previous scores and ranks of Mongolia in the CPI, in 2012, Mongolia scored 36, in 2013 38, in 2014 39 and in 2015 39.
“The CPI 2016 is calculated using 13 different data sources from 12 different institutions that capture perceptions of corruption and Mongolia’s score was determined on the basis of 9 data sources”, said O.Batbayar, Executive Director of Transparency International Mongolia.
The sources and Mongolia’s scores are Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index 2016 – 36, Economist Intelligence Unit – Country Risk Ratings 2016 – 37, HIS Global Insight – Country Risk Ratings 2016 – 47, IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2016 – 35, Political Risk Services International – Country Risk Guidance 2016 – 32, World Bank – Country Policy and Institutional Assessment 2016 – 47, World Economic Forum – Executive Opinion Survey 2016 – 38, World Justice Project – Rule of Law Index 2016 – 38 and Varieties of Democracy Project 2016 – 34.
Following the release, Transparency International Mongolia expressed its stance saying, “It’s crucial to strengthen the Independent Authority Against Corruption of Mongolia, improve the legal environment surrounding corruption, enforce the realization of newly approved National Anti-Corruption program, and thwart corruption in order to restore the faith of Mongolian people in Government”.
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