Central Asia No Closer to Shaking Perceptions of Corruption – The Diplomat

Struggling with “dysfunctional rule of law, rising authoritarianism and systemic corruption” the annual Corruption Perceptions Index, released on January 30 by Transparency International, presents a “troubling picture” for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Meanwhile, countries that score highly in the index “have long fuelled transnational corruption,” a mantra familiar in the region we cover here at Crossroads.

Importantly, the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) “measures how corrupt each country’s public sector is perceived…