Russia ranks 137th in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index

The Corruption Perceptions Index is not just about kickbacks and kickbacks, says Transparency International. So-called monetary corruption is yesterday. For the past two decades, everything has been decided by the appointment of relatives and friends to important government posts, with all the consequences that follow.”These are the distribution of state grants to groups associated with civil servants, and the receipt of government contracts by family members of civil servants, and the parallel lobbying in regional parliaments and in the federal parliament “, explains the CEO of Transparency International – Russia” Ilya Shumanov.The situation of corruption in 180 countries is assessed by experts from authoritative international organizations in points. Based on this data from Transparency International and generates its rating. It is considered the one that most objectively reflects the situation in different states. And best of all, it’s in Denmark, like a year ago, with the only difference that the Kingdom also improved its performance by 2 points. With the structure of civil institutions developed in Denmark, this is not surprising, experts say. Fifth place in Singapore (however losing 2 points compared to last year), analysts explain the cult of law in this city-state, which, coupled with a small territory, totally compensates for the authoritarian government.Among the most notable breakthroughs and failures: Georgia moved up 4 places, Ukraine fell from 122nd to 116th place, Afghanistan moved up to 150th place, regaining 24 positions at once, Azerbaijan lost 29th place and is in 157th place. Close Somalia ranking.“The rating is based on pre-war 2021 figures and estimates,” notes Ilya Shumanov. – That is, it is a continuation of the epic associated with the pandemic. It takes into account neither the war, nor the large-scale sanctions of the West against Russia, nor the waves of emigration coming out of Russia, nor the economy of mobilization, nor the increased risks of corruption, nor withdrawal from international conventions.”Therefore, Russia, compared to the previous report, lost only one point and now shares 137-139 places with Mali and Paraguay (they also worsened their performance). And Russia is followed by Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan (sharing 140 and 141 places).
According to Transparency International, in Russia the state apparatus most effectively saved itself during the pandemic – through subsidies to state enterprises or structures associated with oligarchs and officials. An annual decline of 1 point does not seem critical, but it is the continuation of a trend of at least 10 years, they say in Transparency International. And the forecasts for 2022 (the data will be published only in a year) promise Russia a place somewhere in the basement of the ranking. “War will always have an impact,” experts say.“Armed actions are always associated with the violation of human rights. said Schumanov. “These are restrictions on civil liberties, military censorship, etc. And where rights are violated, corrupt practices begin to spread more rapidly.It is no coincidence that the belligerents of South Sudan, Syria and Somalia are at the bottom of the ranking. They are generally classified as the so-called failed states, that is, countries where, together with the state – and often in its place – the situation is controlled by large armed groups. They themselves determine policy and own separate territories, not submitting to the center. The Russian PMC “Wagner” has not yet grown up for this, but the vector of its development is quite understandable and disastrous for the same state, according to Transparency International.”I think that in the event of reducing the influence of the state on the economy and public life and delegating these powers to private military companies in Russia, we can also become hostages of a situation where entire regions can be under the control of structures that are not directly linked to the state, which has its own institutions of violence, repression, its own tools to take advantage of this territory”, Ilya Shumanov shares his forecast with media.