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Switzerland drops to seventh place in corruption index

Switzerland drops to seventh place in corruption index

Nepotism is still prevalent in Switzerland. Transparency International has returned Switzerland to seventh place in its corruption index.

The basics in brief

  • Transparency International criticizes Switzerland for nepotism.
  • As a result, Switzerland slipped from third to seventh place in the corruption index.
  • Most of the countries took their place.
  • On the other hand, Finland and Norway improved.

Transparency International criticizes Switzerland for prevailing favoritism. In other words, relatives and friends prefer to take jobs. For this reason, Switzerland slipped from third to seventh place in the corruption index. This was announced by the Swiss branch of Transparency International on Tuesday.

Most other countries held out in the rankings. Other countries such as Finland and Norway have improved in this regard.

Transparency International calls for rapid improvement

Martin Hilti, Managing Director of TI Switzerland, criticizes this behavior in Switzerland and says: “It is clear that Switzerland is still missing the best possible values ​​when it comes to fighting corruption in the public sector. Currently it is being overtaken by other countries.” Hilti advocates preventing nepotism and improving handling of conflicts of interest.

Transparency International measures the “perceived vulnerability index to corruption” around the world. Actual corruption is not checked. Corruption in the public sector is only taken into account and not in the private sector.

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