Italy's progress in the
anti-corruption index of Transparency International has slowed
from last year's 10-place jump to just one this year. the
anti-graft group said Tuesday.
Rome scored the same, 56 points, in the 2022 Corruption
Perception Index (CPI) and gained one slot, from 42nd to 41st,
in the annual rankings.
But Italy is among the countries that have made the most
progress in the last 10 years, Transparency said.
The standings are led firmly by northern European countries and
despite the recent Qatargate scandal the EU is overall among the
top places in the world to do graft-free business, with an
average of 64 out of 100 points.
Among the EU countries, Italy is steady in 17th place, while
Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary bring up the rear.
At a global level, Denmark is still top with 90 points, followed
by New Zealand and Finland on 87.
The bottom of the table sees Somalia last on 12 points, then
Syria and South Sudan on 13, and Venezuela on 14.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
