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1. RELEASE OF 2012
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX (CPI)
RESULTS
5 December 2012
Shah’s Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya

2. Programme
1.30 pm Opening Remarks
1.40 pm 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Results
2.10 pm TI-M’s Recommendations
2.30 pm Questions and Answers
3.00 pm End

3. WHAT IS THE CPI?
An aggregate indicator that …
• Measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist
among public sector officials in 176 countries around the world
• Draws on 13 different surveys and country assessments from
independent institutions carried out among experienced observers
such as business people and country analysts, including local
experts and local business and multinational firms
• Looks at factors such as enforcement of anti-corruption laws,
access to information and conflicts of interest
• Calculated using an updated methodology
• Presented on a scale of 0-100
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4. 13 SURVEYS USED
1. African Development Bank Governance Ratings 2011
2. Bertelsmann Foundation Sustainable Governance Indicators 2011
3. Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index 2012
4. Economist Intelligence Unit Country Risk Ratings
5. Freedom House Nations in Transit 2012
6. Global Insight Country Risk Ratings
7. IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2012
8. Political and Economic Risk Consultancy Asian Intelligence 2012
9. Political Risk Services International Country Risk Guide
10. Transparency International Bribe Payers Survey 2011
11. World Bank - Country Performance and Institutional Assessment 2011
12. World Economic Forum Executive Opinion Survey (EOS) 2012
13. World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2012
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5. CPI 2012 – MAIN FINDINGS
• Corruption continues to ravage societies around the world
• Two thirds of the 176 countries ranked in the 2012 index score below 50
• The median score is 37 – rank position 88
• Underperformers include the Eurozone countries most affected by the
financial and economic crisis
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6. RESULTS
Countries where corruption is perceived to be lowest:
Rank Country Score Surveys used
1 Denmark 90 7
1 Finland 90 7
1 New Zealand 90 7
4 Sweden 88 7
5 Singapore 87 9
Countries where corruption is perceived to be highest:
Rank Country Score Surveys used
172 Myanmar 15 4
173 Sudan 13 6
174 Afghanistan 8 3
174 North Korea 8 3
174 Somalia 8 3
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7. MALAYSIA’S SCORE
2012 CPI: 49 out of 100
Country Rank: 54 out of 176
Applying the updated methodology to last year’s results:
2011 CPI: 43 out of 100
Country Rank: 60 out of 183
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8. COUNTRIES WITH SIMILAR SCORES
Country Ranking Country
(from 176 countries)
50 Rwanda
51 Seychelles, Georgia
53 Bahrain
54 Malaysia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Turkey
58 Cuba, Jordan, Namibia
61 Oman
62 Croatia, Slovakia
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9. SCORES OF ASEAN COUNTRIES
Rank ASEAN Countries Position out of CPI Score
176 countries
1 Singapore 5 87
2 Brunei Darussalam 46 55
3 Malaysia 54 49
4 Thailand 88 37
5 Philippines 105 34
6 Indonesia 118 32
7 Vietnam 123 31
8 Cambodia 157 22
9 Laos 160 21
10 Myanmar 172 15
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10. CPI SCORE vs. GDP PER CAPITA
70,000 Australia
20 11 GDP per Capita ($U S)
60,000 Denmark
Canada
Sweden
50,000 Germany
UK Singapore
France
40,000
Spain
Hong Kong
30,000 S. Korea Portugal
20,000 Latvia Lithuania
Thailand
10,000 Indonesia
Nigeria Malaysia (9,656)
Cambodia South Africa
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
2012 CPI scores
Source of GDP Figures: Worldbank
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD/countries
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11. BRIBE PAYERS SURVEY
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12. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO DATE
Source: Pemandu
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13. FUTURE INITIATIVES
Source: Pemandu
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14. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Reforms in the political arena to reduce monetisation of politics and eliminate
opportunities for state capture which results in grand corruption
2. Continue to strengthen law enforcement institutions especially the MACC,
Judiciary and Police. Their complete independence must be established to
secure the public’s trust
3. Uphold the rule of law without fear or favour so that abusers especially “big
fish” cases do not have impunity from prosecution
4. Overhaul the Official Secrets Act (OSA) and introduce a federal Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act
5. Firm and consistent actions in upholding transparency and accountability in
public procurement
6. Tackle systemic corruption by focusing on specific sectors through the
involvement of all stakeholders. For example, a coalition involving CIDB,
contractors, professional bodies and other regulators in the construction
industry could be established to drive the initiative to reduce corruption
7. Further improve whistleblower legislation to provide wider protection to
whistle blowers and encourage more whistle blowing
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15. Thank you for your attention
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