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[yota691]

Iraq again tops the list of the most corrupt countries in the world

 

 Twilight News    
 3 hours ago

Twilight News / Among the global corruption index that Israel fell last year, 2017, from 28th to 32nd place, was also ranked 23 out of 35 countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the corruption index.

The data showed that there are six Arab countries in the list of 12 countries are the most corrupt in the world, while the list list Somalia as the most corrupt country in the world.

These data were published by Transparency International and have more than 100 branches worldwide. And published in Israel by Transparency International Israel, an organization of the International Organization.

The index showed that the country with the least corruption in the year is New Zealand, which ousted Denmark from the top of this country to take second place, followed by Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden, Canada, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, Iceland, Belgium, the United States, Ireland and Japan, respectively.

Among the countries that followed Israel were Slovenia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Spain, Georgia, Malta, South Korea, Italy, Slovakia, Croatia and Saudi Arabia, respectively.

According to the Global Corruption Index, the most corrupt countries are Iraq, Venezuela, North Korea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria and southern Sudan, while Somalia has been named the most corrupt country in the world.

The International Corruption Standard ranks 180 countries in the world, each of which has been awarded a mark and degree that reflects the concept of corruption in the public sector, developed by 13 sources of information and 12 independent research institutes.

The sources of the information referred to are composed of specialists in the fields of governance, civil society, economics and business administration. The results were examined by researchers in academia, international experts and businessmen in these fields, and research institutes in the examined countries.

It has also been shown that any country is ranked based on questions from at least 6 to 7 research institutes. Israel has been examined by 7 institutes, and questions have been addressed to specialists in various fields of research at academia and in the midst of senior business people.

The sources of information for research institutes were based on surveys, interviews, and assessments of businessmen and experts through research research in the surveyed countries and beyond.

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[jake21]

SHOCKED!!!!! Didn't see that coming...

[yota691]

Iraq is the 12th most corrupt country in the world

 

 

 

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In a report, Transparency International reported that New Zealand and Denmark ranked first and second in the world's least corrupt and more transparent countries with 89 and 88 points respectively, while Somalia, South Sudan, North Korea and Syria received the highest rankings of corruption. Arab and the world's 12 with 169 points in the most corrupt countries in the world '. 

"The best regions of the world in terms of transparency and lack of corruption were in the region of Western Europe with an average of 66 points. The worst performing regions are sub-Saharan Africa with an average of 32 points, while Eastern Europe and Central Asia got 34 degrees."

[10 YEARS LATER]

3 hours ago, jake21 said:

SHOCKED!!!!! Didn't see that coming...

 

RIGHT ! OMG !!!!!! Who would have thought . . . Gag me with a spoon ya know ! OMG !!! 

 

I cant do this with a straight face - I’m shocked they re not at the Top of the Hit Parade. Iraq, you’ve been bested again you sorry bunch of weasels. 

[8th ID]

Well hey, this is good! I thought they were 10th...now it’s 12th. That means they are doing better, doesn’t it?  

[Wiljor]

Iraq, February 28, 2018 

Transparency International has said that Iraq’s ranking has fallen three places its global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

From a total of 180 countries, Iraq came in at number 169; last year’s position was 166 out of 176 countries.

This result puts it behind countries such as Turkmenistan, Angola and Eritrea, and just ahead of North Korea, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea.

New Zealand beat Denmark to first place.

Libya was ranked in 171st place, with Iran in 130th.

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople.

iraq-businessnews

 

http://iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z16730057

 

[Butifldrm]

Transparency International declares the list of the most corrupt countries in the world .. What is the order of Iraq?

 

 Twilight News    

 

 3 minutes ago

 

 

Twilight News / Transparency International released a new report on the corruption index in 180 countries around the world for the year 2017. The 
report said that the index shows that the majority of countries have made little progress or no progress at all to end corruption, while risking journalists and activists in corrupt countries lives every Day to publicly express their views. 
The index was based on a scale of zero to 100, where zero was the highest level of corruption and 100 was the absence of corruption at all. 
Two-thirds of the world's countries scored less than 50 degrees in this index. 
The top five in terms of corruption, New Zealand (89), Denmark (88), Finland (85), Norway (85) and Switzerland (85) South Sudan 12 and Syria 14 have the highest rates of corruption. 
This is the ranking of the Arab countries in the global index:
Ranking 21. United Arab Emirates (71 degrees) 
29. Qatar (63) 
57. Saudi Arabia (49) 
59. Jordan (48) 
68. The Sultanate of Oman (44) 
74. Tunisia (42) 
81. Morocco (40) 
85. Kuwait (39 ) 
103. Bahrain (36) 
112. Algeria (33) 
117. Egypt (32) 
122. Djibouti (31) 
143. Lebanon (28) 
143. Mauritania (28) 
148. Comoros (27) 
169. Iraq (18) 
171. Libya 17 
175. Sudan 16 
Azerbaijan 17 Yemen 17 
Syria 14 
Somalia Somalia 9 United States of America,

 

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[magawatt]

How much would Iraq have to pay Transparency international to bump up thier rating?

[yota691]

Where did you get this?? ... Iraq tops the list of the most corrupt countries in the world

22-03-2018 10:31 AM

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Despite the efforts of the government that declared war on spoilers after the end of its war against the «Da'ash», Transparency International continues to classify Iraq as "the most corrupt among the countries of the world." The deputies attributed their reasons to «lack of seriousness in the accountability of some senior officials, who are considered by the Iraqi street above the law. 

Iraq leads the list of the global corruption index, and six other Arab countries are ranked first. The index showed in its list published by «Transparency International, and has more than 100 branches in the world, that Iraq came again in the first place in terms of corruption among the countries of the world, while the six Arab countries listed among the 12 countries, which are the most corrupt in the world» .

"The most corrupt countries are Iraq, Venezuela, North Korea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, southern Sudan and Somalia," the list said. "The least corrupt country in the world is New Zealand and Denmark, followed by Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden and Canada, respectively Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, Iceland, Belgium, the United States, Ireland and Japan." 

The International Corruption Standard lists 180 countries in the world, each of which has been awarded a 13-point mark and a degree to reflect the concept of corruption in the public sector. 

The International Transparency Initiative on Extractive Industries (Oil and Gas) has already suspended Iraq's membership, bringing it back to the list of the 10 most corrupt countries in the world in its 2017 report.

According to statistics of the Integrity Commission, which obtained «life» copies of them, «Orders were issued to the right of 32 ministers or the degree of Minister, recorded the right to 44 lawsuits, some of them outside Iraq and hold nationalities for European and American countries, was received the first former minister, , Who was accused of corruption files during his tenure as Minister of Trade after being arrested at Beirut airport under the supervision of INTERPOL ». 

Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced after the victory on the organization «Da'ash», «start a fight against corruption, which has spread in the joints of the state, and threatens to grow and prevent any progress in the areas of service and investment in the rest of the sectors». The statistics of the Integrity Commission pointed out that «the number of corruption reports during 2017 amounted to 17222, the proportion of which completed 64% and the remaining under investigation».

As for the recruitment orders issued against the accused, it reached 5671, the percentage of which was 78%. While total arrest orders reached 3,100, of which only 619 were executed, or 46 percent. The reason is that the majority of those who have been issued arrest warrants are now outside Iraq, and have second nationalities and protected by those countries ». 

The number of ministers, and others, who were issued the orders of recruitment 32 issued in their right 44 orders, while the Iraqi judiciary issued 17 arrest warrants for ministers of 30 cases, mostly related to administrative and financial corruption. As for the special grades, any agent, general manager and ambassador, the number of applicants, including 226 accused, were issued 333 judicial orders ». 

The court issued arrest warrants against 117 general managers and special grades, of 221 cases related mostly to corruption, and 217 travel ban on Iraqi officials, including 18 ministers and 199 special degrees.

As for the arrests of the accursed crime, «exceeded the past year 161 operations, and the number of those accused 209 accused». 

"These judicial efforts or efforts by the Integrity Commission have very limited impact in the anti-corruption strategy. The reason is that those who apply the law need broader protection through which to punish the corrupt, otherwise the judicial and security authorities Able to punish some of those who have great influence, can not be touched and everyone knows that ». 

"The general amnesty law has been issued and it is mined in many articles, which include the majority of those responsible for arrest warrants or bringing in cases of corruption," he said. He pointed out that the number of persons covered by the amnesty «amounted to 2252 accused of 817 cases, while the value of embezzlement of 190 million dollars, only recovered 2.5 million and the rest fled to Iraq».

Six ministers were convicted or sentenced to 10 verdicts, including 4 in absentia and 29 special convictions, of 59 judgments, 14 of them in absentia and 45 in absentia, evidence that they were fugitives. 

An official source in the Integrity Commission confirmed to al-Hayat that the entity managed to recover $ 795 million in 2007, of which 727 billion dinars were denied by the Authority through its preventive measures, while actually restoring 36 billion dinars to the treasury and 42 billion issued orders to recover them to the treasury, The seized funds amounted to 50 billion dinars ». 

The official said that the Commission has "541 files recovered during the past year, of which 71 are ready and handed over to INTERPOL International and issued red leaflets and international arrest warrants, in addition to 254 in number and 100 closed, and the actual achievement was 71 files."

As for the refund of the smuggled money, the number of cases of 176, including seven related to the smuggling of funds by ministers and 39 special degrees ». 

MP Jamila al-Obeidi said that «the reason for Iraq's survival in this classification is due to lack of transparency in the disclosure of the fate of the misappropriated funds, and did not announce the fate of the commissions charged with the investigation». And considered that the Iraqi street seemed unable to tolerate the presence of people above the law acting with the money of Iraq as a private property, while a thief is held accountable by the public and is imprisoned for stealing a mobile or trivial needs. 

The Commission revealed the procedures for disclosure of financial liabilities, which included all officials resulted in the President of the Republic and his deputies to disclose their financial status, as disclosed by the Prime Minister and 20 ministers out of 22, while revealed 99 deputies out of 325.

Twenty-one heads of donations and non-affiliated bodies disclosed their receivables out of 28, and 6 out of 15 governors and five provincial council heads. 

One of the judges involved in the corruption cases told Al-Hayat that the crimes of corruption, despite the fact that the official bodies, both control and inspection, the majority of responsibility for them, but the citizen also bears part of the responsibility ». He stressed that there is "fear in the Iraqi street of the disclosure of corruption crimes for fear of the influence of the party parties to which the corrupt official belongs or for fear of punishment or to reach the stage of despair of the citizen to achieve a positive action, he knows that he will complain against corrupt without meeting any procedures , And this is what was born excessively in the crimes of corruption ».

The judge, who preferred not to be named, stressed that the Bureau of Financial Supervision obtained approval for access to the files of ministries and departments not affiliated with the Ministry even before the conclusion of contracts, the fact that the majority of contracts are edited flawlessly and after the end of the year the papers are completely intact, There was a manipulation. " 

The head of the Integrity Commission Hassan al-Yasiri announced the establishment of a road map, headed by the National Anti-Corruption Committee, which was finally formed by the Prime Minister. He stressed the need to «take the government and the House of Representatives and other state institutions, in the near and long term.

The Parliament called for the enactment of some legislation to develop a legal anti-corruption system, such as the law on graft and the fight against corruption, and to amend legislation that is not commensurate with the anti-corruption system, such as penal codes and penal procedures. The legal adaptation of the crimes of assaulting public money so that they all become crimes. " 

It called on the Council to "reconsider the law of political parties to amend some of its provisions, which are inconsistent with anti-corruption trends, in addition to amending the amnesty law, so as not to include corruption crimes. This law led to the closure of thousands of cases investigated by the Commission , Including large corruption cases involving ministers and governors ».

[nannab]

 Sadly no surprise there. Good morning Yota and DV.

[King Bean]

On ‎2‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 7:13 AM, 10 YEARS LATER said:

I’m shocked they re not at the Top of the Hit Parade. Iraq....you sorry bunch of weasels. 

 

I'm getting their trophy engraved today for presentation. Something clever like......

                "CONGRATULATIONS. YOU STINK !!" 

                          

 

                                                      

 

[10 YEARS LATER]

16 minutes ago, King Bean said:

 

I'm getting their trophy engraved today for presentation. Something clever like......

                "CONGRATULATIONS. YOU STINK !!" 

                          

 

                                                      

 

 

TOP OF THE WORLD MA, TOP OF THE WORLD 🌎 !

[3n1]

no doubt shows the depth of the corruption , maybe iraq could get things rolling by offering investments to the most corrupt kingpins of the world with extra corrupt benefits  ... J/K ... cheers dv

[Synopsis]

 

5 hours ago, yota691 said:

The International Transparency Initiative on Extractive Industries (Oil and Gas) has already suspended Iraq's membership, bringing it back to the list of the 10 most corrupt countries in the world in its 2017 report.

 

This statement really caught my eye. Apparently, the Oil and Gas Law (remaining two of the three segments) and well as the Federal Court Law are on the slate for 29Mar. I wonder if these laws are passed (and published in the Gazette expeditiously) then the International Transparency Initiative on Extractive Industries will immediately reinstate Iraq. I am not sure if this has a bearing on the IQD going international but I suspect it will help greatly to enhance transparency as well as remove the major Iraqi criminals then also reflect a major international credit agency’s rating to A- or something to further promote international investment in Iraq.

 

Just thinkin’ out loud here.

 

In The Mean Time.................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH, BABY!!!)!!!

[boosterbglee]

You keep thinkin' and I'll keep readin'! 

 

[Synopsis]

Just now, boosterbglee said:

You keep thinkin' and I'll keep readin'! 

 

 

              

 

You may want to reconsider Your entertainment venues, BoosterBGlee, AND The Best Of Your Weekend To You AND All DV!!! 

 

In The Mean Time....................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH, BABY!!!)!!!

[3n1]

16 minutes ago, Synopsis said:

 

 

This statement really caught my eye. Apparently, the Oil and Gas Law (remaining two of the three segments) and well as the Federal Court Law are on the slate for 29Mar. I wonder if these laws are passed (and published in the Gazette expeditiously) then the International Transparency Initiative on Extractive Industries will immediately reinstate Iraq. I am not sure if this has a bearing on the IQD going international but I suspect it will help greatly to enhance transparency as well as remove the major Iraqi criminals then also reflect a major international credit agency’s rating to A- or something to further promote international investment in Iraq.

 

Just thinkin’ out loud here.

 

In The Mean Time.................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH, BABY!!!)!!!

 

sure hope so synopsis , read an article yesterday here saying it'll be hard to get a quorum, it stated most have cut out to their districts trying to keep the gravy train rolling, i mean to get re-elected  .. here's hoping

Edited March 23, 2018 by 3n1

[Synopsis]

7 minutes ago, 3n1 said:

 

sure hope so synopsis , read an article yesterday here saying it'll be hard to get a quorum, it stated most have cut out to their districts trying to keep the gravy train rolling, i mean to get re-elected  .. here's hoping

 

I hear You, 3n1, AND The Best Of Your Weekend To You!!! 

 

May be somethin’, may be nothin’ that the emergency Parliamentary Session is scheduled for the last normal week day (Thursday) of March which is nominally the end of the first quarter of 2018. They have advertised 20 - 30 laws that need passing so hopefully these are prioritized with the ones most necessary for the currency reform completion to trigger the IQD going international. Maybe a revalued IQD will help the current politicians get reelected with the elections being nominally six weeks away? So maybe a revalued IQD will help their campaigns to get reelected so reaching (and holding) quorum for THAT session won’t be a problem?

 

We’ll see!!!

 

In The Mean Time...........................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH, BABY!!!)!!!

[Wiljor]

3 hours ago, Synopsis said:

 

I hear You, 3n1, AND The Best Of Your Weekend To You!!! 

 

May be somethin’, may be nothin’ that the emergency Parliamentary Session is scheduled for the last normal week day (Thursday) of March which is nominally the end of the first quarter of 2018. They have advertised 20 - 30 laws that need passing so hopefully these are prioritized with the ones most necessary for the currency reform completion to trigger the IQD going international. Maybe a revalued IQD will help the current politicians get reelected with the elections being nominally six weeks away? So maybe a revalued IQD will help their campaigns to get reelected so reaching (and holding) quorum for THAT session won’t be a problem?

 

We’ll see!!!

 

In The Mean Time...........................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH, BABY!!!)!!!

Gotta love your thought process brother, let’s hope reality sets in and our path to righteousness completed. The 30th is my birthday, and, an RV would be the icing on the cake. Well, maybe wishful thinking on my part, but, a dream is a dream. 

A super weekend out to you 

[Synopsis]

Just now, Wiljor said:

Gotta love your thought process brother, let’s hope reality sets in and our path to righteousness completed. The 30th is my birthday, and, an RV would be the icing on the cake. Well, maybe wishful thinking on my part, but, a dream is a dream. 

A super weekend out to you 

 

              

 

Hey Brother Wiljor, when BoosterBGlee mentioned something similar to that in another thread, I suggested BoosterBGlee may want to consider other entertainment venues???!!!

 

              

 

Well, OK, looks like we can stand about so much excitement!!!

 

              

 

I suspect we are all just about there!!!

 

      

 

Yes, I really like the path of righteousness. I am so glad to have the Guide that redeemed me.

 

      

 

!!!Temprano Feliz Cumpleaños y que tenga un buen fin de semana mi Hermano Wiljor!!! (Early Happy Birthday and have a good weekend my Brother Wiljor!!!)

 

      

 

Of Course...................................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH, BABY!!!)!!!

[Synopsis]

4 hours ago, boosterbglee said:

You keep thinkin' and I'll keep readin'! 

 

 

Just now, Synopsis said:

 

              

 

Hey Brother Wiljor, when BoosterBGlee mentioned something similar to that in another thread, I suggested BoosterBGlee may want to consider other entertainment venues???!!!

 

              

 

Whoops, Sorry BoosterBGlee AND Wiljor, it was THIS thread.

 

              

 

              

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH, BABY!!!)!!!

[Laid Back]

I hope this list from international transparency doesn't affect Iraq next credit rating.

 

Go reforms

Go battle against corruption 

Go Justice 

Go punishment 

[FROSTYJACK]

13 hours ago, Wiljor said:

Gotta love your thought process brother, let’s hope reality sets in and our path to righteousness completed. The 30th is my birthday, and, an RV would be the icing on the cake. Well, maybe wishful thinking on my part, but, a dream is a dream. 

A super weekend out to you 

Yeeee-haa! Dream on broomstick Cowboy. I am right there with you.  I haven't felt this good about an RV since the last 200 times I have felt this good about the RV. 🤠

[FROSTYJACK]

10 hours ago, Laid Back said:

I hope this list from international transparency doesn't affect Iraq next credit rating.

 

Go reforms

Go battle against corruption 

Go Justice 

Go punishment 

 Right now my credit is so bad I have to show three forms of ID just to pay cash!😎

[Integrativedoc]

17 hours ago, 3n1 said:

 

sure hope so synopsis , read an article yesterday here saying it'll be hard to get a quorum, it stated most have cut out to their districts trying to keep the gravy train rolling, i mean to get re-elected  .. here's hoping

It's not a long ride in a Mercedes to any 1 part of Iraq though. It's not like they have to traverse a huge country to campaign.