Transparency International
Transparency International e.V. (TI) is a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank. Based in Berlin, its nonprofit and non-governmental purpose is to take action to combat global corruption with civil ...
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Corruption Perception Index
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index which ranks countries "by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." The CPI generally defines corruption as an "abuse of entr ...
(CPI) ranks Bahrain in 78th place out of 180 countries evaluated, where a high ranking corresponds to a perception of relatively high corruption in the public sector. The CPI ''rank'' shows Bahrain's level of perceived corruption relative to other countries in the Index. In contrast, the CPI ''score'' (recorded in the table below) estimates the level of perceived corruption itself.
Bahrain became a party with
United Nations Convention against Corruption in 2010 after signing it in 2005.
Statistical evaluations
:''Scores are on a 0-100 scale, with 0 being a perception of very low public sector honesty and 100 being a perception of very high public sector honesty.''
Notable incidents of fraud and corruption
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Alcoa-Alba corruption case, a $6m bribe case.
See also
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Bahrain Transparency Society
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International Anti-Corruption Academy
The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) is an international intergovernmental organization based in Laxenburg, Austria that teaches government officials and professionals about anti-corruption measures. Membership to the organization is, ...
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Group of States Against Corruption
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International Anti-Corruption Day
International Anti-Corruption Day has been observed annually, on 9 December, since the passage of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption on 31 October 2003 to raise public awareness for anti-corruption.
Background
The Convention s ...
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ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management systems
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United Nations Convention against Corruption
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OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention (officially Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions) is an anti-corruption convention of the OECD that requires signatory countries to criminalize brib ...
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Transparency International
Transparency International e.V. (TI) is a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank. Based in Berlin, its nonprofit and non-governmental purpose is to take action to combat global corruption with civil ...
References
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
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