PNG Maintains its position as one of the Top Corrupt Countries in the World

 Papua New Guinea is currently ranked, 30 out of 100 countries, in the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index Report, making it one of the most corrupt countries in the world. 

TIPNG Board Chairman, Peter Aitsi said this during the launch of the 2022 Corruption Perception Report this week in Port Moresby.

The theme for this year’s CPI report is ‘Conflict, Peace, and Security.

PNG has not seen much improvement from its 2021 CPI ranking, because of the level of the Government's efforts, in clamping down on public sector corruption.

 In 2021, PNG was ranked 124 out of 180 countries in the CPI Report. 

TIPNG Chairman Peter Aitsi says the 2022 report highlights the need for political leaders to recognize the threats of corruption to national and international peace and security. 

 Echoing similar sentiments, Interim Chairman of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Thomas Eluh, says it is embarrassing to see PNG, as one of the most highly corrupt countries in the world.  

He called on all citizens to play their part to protect democracy as well as PNG’s standing on the corruption Perception Index.

Meanwhile , Transparency International PNG is urging the National Government to undertake several of its recommendations, if it wants to improve PNG's position, on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI).

TIPNG Chairman, Peter Aitsi, said that these recommendations include, strengthening and securing the independence of watchdog agencies, and ensuring that oversight institutions have sufficient resources and independence to perform their duties.

Mr. Aitsi also said that the Government must also improve access to public information, to ensure that the public is able to better access public information in a timely manner, which will assist achieve greater transparency and accountability.

 He also said that the government must also limit private influence, by regulating lobbying and promoting open access to decision-making, where policies and resources, are determined by fair and public processes.

He further said that the government must combat transnational forms of corruption, clamp down on corporate secrecy, foreign bribery, and complicit professional enablers, such as bankers and lawyers, who can take advantage of new ways of working together, to ensure that illicit assets can be effectively traced, investigated, confiscated and returned to the victims.     

NBC New / PNG Today

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