Georgia Makes Minor Progress in TI’s Corruption List

Transparency International?s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index 2004, which measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians in a given country, put Georgia among the countries where corruption is rampant.

In the 2004 report, issued by the TI on October 20, Georgia is ranked 136th out of 146 countries listed. It?s minor progress for Georgia when compared to last year?s TI report, where Georgia was ranked 127th out of 133 countries listed.

This year?s report puts Georgia ahead of only three CIS countries ? Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.