Transparency Int'l: Armenia ranks 95th in Corruption Perceptions IndexJanuary 27, 2016 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia scored 35 points out of 100 in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index for 2015, dropping 1 position to take the 95th place. The country shares the same spot with Mali, Mexico and the Philippines. Public-sector corruption is still a major problem around the world but more countries are improving than worsening, the anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday, January 26. This year's index includes 168 countries and territories. A country or territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). A country's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries in the index. Russia sits in 119th place, tied with Azerbaijan, Georgia comes the 48th, Iran is on the 130th, while Turkey ranks 66th. Denmark remained at the top of the Index for the second consecutive year as the country perceived as least corrupt. It scored 91 points out of a possible 100 while North Korea and Somalia remained at the bottom with unchanged scores of 8. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |