In Which Countries Has Corruption Increased?Tuesday, September 24, 2019 The Dominican Republic, Panama and Honduras are the nations in the region where the majority of the population believes that corruption in government institutions has increased in the last twelve months. The report "Barómetro Global de la Corrupción: América Latina y El Caribe 2019 - Opiniones y Experiencias de los ciudadanos en materia de corrupción" (Global Corruption Barometer: Latin America and the Caribbean 2019 - Opinions and Experiences of Citizens on Corruption), compiled by Transparency International and published on September 23, 2019, evaluated the perception of corruption in the countries of the region and some aspects of insecurity. Corruption in Central America: Perception or Reality?Tuesday, January 29, 2019 In 2018, the perception of corruption in public institutions increased in all countries in the region, except Panama, where it remained the same as in 2017, and El Salvador, where it slightly decreased. As in previous years, Nicaragua's public sector continues to be considered the most corrupt in the region (level of transparency 25 on a scale of 0 to 100), followed by Guatemala (27), Honduras (29), El Salvador (35), Panama (37), and Costa Rica (56). Corruption Perception Index 2014Wednesday, December 3, 2014 In Central America, the public sector perceives Nicaragua as the most corrupt country (transparency level 28 on a scale of 0-100), followed by Honduras (29), Guatemala (32), Panama (37), El Salvador (39), and Costa Rica (54). "... When leaders and senior officials abuse their power by using public funds for personal gain, economic growth is undermined ... "- Transparency International Growing Demand for "Antiaging" ProductsTuesday, August 19, 2014 Projections are that the nutraceutical and nutricosmetics industry will grow at rates of between 10% and 12% in the next five years. From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (Procomer): Growing Demand in China for Long-Life MilkThursday, June 26, 2014 60% of the milk consumed in China is ultra pasteurized (UHT) or long-life milk. From a press release issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office: Corruption: In the Land of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is KingThursday, December 5, 2013 The corruption of government officials and its negative influence on the competitiveness of economies will not stop as long as there rulers who celebrate being "a bit corrupt." EDITORIAL Little Transparency in Public Construction WorksThursday, May 2, 2013 Recommendations have been made to Guatemala to update and modify the legal framework for state contracts and disclosure on public works, something that is not done officially. These recommendations were made in the third report on transparency in the Construction Sector by the World Bank (Cost). The study notes that there is opacity in the delivery of information about buildings, as there was a reduction from 65% to 54% in key information on 17 projects covered by the research conducted in 2011. Rankings for Administrative and Political CorruptionWednesday, December 5, 2012 In Central America, in first place is Honduras (133 in the world), then Guatemala (113), Nicaragua (130), El Salvador, Panama (83), and Costa Rica (48). In Latin America the country where the most corruption in the public sector is perceived is Venezuela (165 in the world), and the place where there is the least is Chile and Uruguay, which share position 20 in the world ranking. Lack of Planning and Design in Public WorksTuesday, November 27, 2012 The Guatemalan Association of Construction Contractors has pointed to a weaknesses in procurements by the state. According to an article in S21.com.gt "... the president of the Guatemalan Association of Construction Contractors (AGCC), Alvaro Mayorga, ... said that while government institutions meet important requirements to make the projects transparent, because they don’t have a planning and design office, the projects lack of quality and their costs are too high". Corruption Getting Worse in Central AmericaThursday, December 1, 2011 With the exception of Honduras, which reported a slight improvement, all countries in the region reported significant drops in the new edition of the Corruption Perception Index, by Transparency International. In 2011 Costa Rica remained the best positioned in Central America, but fell from position 41 to 50, followed by El Salvador, which fell from 73 to 80, Panama (73 to 86), Guatemala (91 to 120) , Honduras (climbed from 134 to 129) and Nicaragua (dropped from 127 to 134). Central American Governments: All More or Less CorruptWednesday, October 27, 2010 No Central American country comes to "green" in the Corruption Index 2010, representing serious problems for businesses. Costa Rica is the best positioned country in the Central American Index 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index, reports produced by Transparency International. With an index of 5.3, Costa Rica is ranked 41 in a list of 176 countries, led by Denmark and New Zealand as nations where there is less corruption in government, and Myanmar and Somalia at the end of the list as most corrupt. The 2009 Corruption Perceptions IndexTuesday, November 17, 2009 Costa Rica shows an index of 5.3, followed by El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama with 3.4, Honduras y Nicaragua with 2.5. The CPI measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption in a given country and is a composite index, drawing on 13 different expert and business surveys. The 2009 edition scores 180 countries, the same number as the 2008 CPI. Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions IndexTuesday, September 23, 2008 Central America Ranking: Costa Rica 47, El Salvador 67, Panamá 85, Guatemala 96, Honduras 126, Nicaragua 134. With countries such as Somalia and Iraq among those showing the highest levels of perceived corruption, Transparency International’s (TI) 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched today, highlights the fatal link between poverty, failed institutions and graft. But Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions IndexTuesday, September 23, 2008 Central America Ranking: Costa Rica 47, El Salvador 67, Panamá 85, Guatemala 96, Honduras 126, Nicaragua 134. With countries such as Somalia and Iraq among those showing the highest levels of perceived corruption, Transparency International’s (TI) 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched today, highlights the fatal link between poverty, failed institutions and graft. But |
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