KUWAIT: Kuwait's ranking improved by seven spots on Transparency International's annual 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, registering improvements made on tackling corruption in the country since 2019, Kuwait's Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) said. Kuwait scored an additional two points climbing to 42 on the CPI, which ranks 180 countries on their respective corruption levels, with a score of 100 reflecting freedom from corruption and zero being highly corrupt.
The Berlin-based non-governmental organization relies on 13 data sources from 12 independent institutions, specializing in governance and business climate analysis, for its annual report, which highlights 11 aspects of corruption.
Kuwait's score is an average of these aspects, explained a Nazaha statement, adding the country has progressed nine points on democratic diversity, but there has been no change in other aspects. Nazaha emphasized the necessity to maintain serious efforts on combating corruption and cooperation between all relevant parties in implementing Kuwait's strategy to enhance integrity and tackle corruption. - KUNA