AMMAN — Jordan
ranked first among Arab countries and 57th globally in anti-corruption efforts,
according to the 2021 Global Corruption Index (GCI), which measures perceived
public and private corruption.
اضافة اعلان
According to the
Global Risk Profile (GRP), which issued the report, the fourth edition of the GCI
covers 196 countries and territories and provides a comprehensive overview of
the state of corruption around the world based on 43 variables. Country results
are presented on a zero to 100 scale, where zero corresponds to the lowest risk
and 100 corresponds to the highest risk.
It said that the index
comprises two sub-indexes: corruption and white collar crime, which was
introduced this year, and is enriched with data on banking secrecy, sanctions,
international cooperation, and beneficial ownership transparency, among others.
On the corruption sub-index, Jordan was the best performing in the region, with
a low risk score at 38.04, while on the white collar crime sub-index, the
Kingdom held a medium risk score.
This year's edition was
based on data collected post-
COVID-19. Although a causal effect cannot be
inferred, the company reported, the health crisis is in parallel with a higher
perception of corruption and an overall decline in government effectiveness
between 2020 and 2021.
On a global scale,
Finland ranked on top of the GCI, followed by Norway, New Zealand, Denmark, and
Sweden, while Jordan ranked first among Arab countries followed by Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, Oman, and the UAE.
The Jordan New Agency, Petra,
identified 11 reasons why Jordan moved up nine places on the GCI, including
Jordan's commitment to the UN Convention against Corruption, which was
incorporated into the Jordanian Constitution, commitment to the Arab
Anti-Corruption Convention, amending the Integrity and Anti-Corruption
Commission Law, expanding the definition of corruption crimes to include money
laundering and terrorism crimes.
Additionally, the
Kingdom's anti-graft efforts included introducing the Judicial Independence
Law, actively addressing violations listed in the annual Audit Bureau report,
shifting to an electronic government for payments and paperwork, receiving
anonymous complaints on corruption to encourage citizens to report, issuing
stiff and major court rulings, allocating specialized judicial bodies for
corruption-related crimes, and bringing on more public prosecutors to crack down
on corruption.
Read more National news
.jpg)
.jpg)
