Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 49

5-Dec-2011

REGIONAL

Many MENA Countries Slipping In 2011 Corruption Index

Many MENA countries are slipping backwards and failing to tackle corruption, the latest Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International reveals. Published on 1 December, it showed that of the 21 MENA countries included in the survey, 14 saw their ranking fall, four were unchanged, and only three improved (see table). The index scores 183 countries and territories...