| TI: Minimal progress in fighting corruption |
| 17 November 2009 | 14:48
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BELGRADE --
According to the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in 2009, Serbia has made minimal progress.
Serbia’s CPI has been given an index of 3.5, and is still listed with other countries that have a large problem with corruption.
The CPI increased by 0.1 from 2008, taking Serbia to 83rd on the list, after sharing the 85th spot in 2008 with Montenegro, Albania, India, Madagascar, Panama and Senegal.
The list presented by TI this year ranked 180 countries on a scale of 1 to 10—with New Zealand having a 9.4 and Denmark with an index of 9.3, and Somalia being the lowest ranged with an index of 1.1.
The indexes are based on at least three of 13 surveys implemented in the last two years, mostly by economic analysts, businesspeople and investors.
Serbia’s ranking was determined this year b data from six surveys and analyses—the analytical service of British Economist from 2009, the Bertelsmann Foundation report from 2009, the 2009 Freedom House analysis, the 2009 Global Insight analytical service’s report, and the surveys of the World Economic Forum from 2008 and 2009.
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