CPI 2022: Dominican Republic makes progress in the fight against corruption

[Dolores]

The Dominican chapter of Transparency International, Participación Ciudadana, announced on Tuesday, 31 January 2023 that the Dominican Republic had moved from 128 to 123 in the Corruption Perceptions Index – IPC 2022. The organization states that there is much to be done to fix corruption in the Dominican Republic.

Transparency International issues the index as a guide to actions a country take to combat corruption.According to the CPI 2022 results, the Dominican Republic scored 32/100 and gained four points during the last two years as a result of measures that strengthened the independence of the Public Ministry and other control entities; reinforced transparency in public procurement, in addition to the enactment of the Extinction of Domain Law, a central legal instrument to combat corruption and organized crime.

The Participacion Ciudadana press...

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[JD Jones]

You eat an elephant one bite at a time.

 

[Nadie21]

Sure it did. Wanna buy a bridge?

 

[drstock]

You eat an elephant one bite at a time.

But this is a giant elephant. Moving up five places to number 123 means that progress is still too slow.

 

[CristoRey]

Eating the big white elephant is a slow process indeed. Luis has made some progress but the corruption this country is dealing with will continue to be a problem long after he's gone. I honestly believe it's in their blood.

 

[aarhus]

It’s my impression that someone trying to go by the rules and be honest is considered a bit dim. They admire tigreuaje.

 

[Lucifer]

La corrupción en Rep. Dominicana viene de fábrica. It's imprinted in our DNA.