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Russia ranked 131 in TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2016

Transparency International (TI), the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption, published its yearly Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2016, ranking Russia 131 out of 176 countries listed in CPI.

17:37 25.01.2017

Russia moves up in Transparency International's 2015 corruption index

Russia managed to rise 17 places for the past year to 119th in Transparency International's 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), a ranking of public sector corruption.

11:50 27.01.2016

Transparency International's Russia branch placed on foreign agents list

Russia’s Justice Ministry has added Russian branch of international anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International on the list of foreign agents, Elena Panfilova, vice-chair of TI's International Board of Directors, told RAPSI.

10:36 08.04.2015

Russia slips in Transparency International's 2014 corruption index

Russia has fallen nine places for the past year to 136th out of 175 countries in Transparency International's 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), a ranking of public sector corruption.

07:01 03.12.2014

Corruption costs Europe up to EUR 120 bln annually – report

Corruption costs the European economy approximately EUR 120 billion annually, the European Commission revealed Monday upon releasing its first EU Anti-Corruption Report.

18:19 03.02.2014

Transparency International releases 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index

Denmark and New Zealand share the highest ranking in Transparency International’s (TI) 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), while Afghanistan, North Korea, and Somalia collectively occupy the lowest position on the list.

10:20 03.12.2013

Lawmaker sues Transparency International Russia over assets report

Russian State Duma lawmaker Vyacheslav Lysakov has filed a defamation lawsuit against Transparency International Russia, (TI-R) claiming it erred in calculating his assets. The lawmaker is claiming over $276,000 in compensation.

19:03 15.11.2013

Rusal Russia’s most transparent company – TI

Transparency International has put United Company Rusal, a Moscow-based aluminum producer, on top of Russia’s list of its 52-page report, Transparency in Corporate Reporting: Assessing Emerging Market Multinationals.

11:52 17.10.2013

Transparency International urges greater oversight over defense sectors worldwide

Transparency International released a report Tuesday calling on the legislatures around the globe to keep tabs on their respective defense sectors, concluding that secret budgets paired with massive contracts can create hotbeds of corruption.

18:46 18.09.2013

Snowden gets whistleblower award in Germany

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has become the winner of this year’s Whistleblower Award established by German human rights organizations, the German branch of Transparency International said in a statement.

10:27 23.07.2013

Level of corruption increased in 2013 - Transparency International

The level of corruption in the world has increased over the past two years, according to Transparency International. However, people’s resolution to fight bribery has gone up too.

12:04 09.07.2013

NGO complaints about prosecutors' inspections to be considered in July

In July the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow will consider several complaints filed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) challenging the rights of prosecutors to conduct inspections, RAPSI reports from the courtroom on Friday.

14:47 28.06.2013

US says corruption hampers foreign investment in Russia

Corruption remains the main obstacle to developing foreign investment in Russia, according to the 2013 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers released by the US Trade Representative Office on Monday.

14:12 02.04.2013

Head of Transparency International Huguette Labelle: No calls from Russia

Members of the G20 working group on the fight against corruption spent the 25th and 26th of February speaking in Moscow about measures aimed at combatting bribery, extortion, money laundering, and more. One such participant was Chair of the Board of Directors of Transparency International Huguette Labelle. In between G20 engagements, Labelle made time to speak with RAPSI about her visions of the future and Russia’s place within it.

16:08 28.02.2013

Transparency International highlights Russia's defense corruption

Russia has been classed at high-risk of corruption in its defense sector by UK Transparency International in its new Government Defense Anti-Corruption Index released on January 29.

13:41 29.01.2013

Russia ranks low in new Transparency International corruption index

Global anti-corruption advocacy group Transparency International released on Wednesday its raking of the world’s countries and territories based on perceived corruption within the public sector. The ranking is established according to a scale of zero to 100, 100 being perfection in anti-corruption terms, and zero being essentially disastrous corruption-wise. Two-thirds of the 176 countries assessed fell under the 50 mark, Russia included.

16:31 05.12.2012

Transparency International complains about Justice Ministry's inaction

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow will hear a complaint filed by Transparency International - R of the Justice Ministry's failure to act.

12:33 13.06.2012

Transparency International's lawsuit against Justice Ministry to be heard on June 13

The courts have suspended the hearing of Transparency International Russia's lawsuit against the Ministry of Justice until June 13.

10:06 23.04.2012

Fighting corruption in Russia: No cause for celebration

On December 9, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day. For Russia, this is something of a professional holiday, as it has found itself in an unenviable position in numerous anti-corruption ratings in the past few years.

17:07 13.12.2011

Corruption in Russia remains extremely high - Transparency International report

Corruption in Russia remains to be high, according to the report published by Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) non-governmental organization on Thursday.

12:49 01.12.2011