Press Release Archives - Transparency International korea

“The Korean government, at the UN Special Assembly against Corruption (UNGASS), urges that beneficial owners must actively participate in the resolution for transparency”

On: February 25, 2021

Transparency International (TI) today submitted a petition to the United Nations General Assembly to create an international standard for beneficial ownership. This petition was requested to be addressed by the UN General Assembly Special Session Against Corruption (UNGASS 2021), scheduled to be held in June 2021. Including Transparency International KoreaRead More →

Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) 2020 Results Analysis

By: Admin

On: December 11, 2020

In: Feature, Press Release

Lee Sang Hak (Transparency International-Korea) Summary ① Compared to citizens in other countries, South Koreans believe that the level of corruption in South Korea has been improving a lot recently. ② Compared to the 2017 survey, the level of corruption in each societal area has improved. However, the level ofRead More →

Transparency International-Korea Statement Urging Launch of Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO)

By: Admin

On: October 13, 2020

In: Press Release, Uncategorized, Updates

The ruling and opposition parties must form a candidate recommendation committee and launch the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) without delay. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials Act was set to take effect on July 15 amid overwhelming public support as a way of reforming the prosecution,Read More →

Anti-money Laundering policy with international standards must be adopted immediately

By: Admin

On: May 27, 2020

In: Press Release

We should adopt an Anti-money Laundering policy which complies with international standards, immediately. 4. Mar. 2020. In April, the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has published the Mutual Evaluation Report of the Republic of Korea (Korea) on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures, which was processed from January 2019 toRead More →

TI-Korea CPI 2019 Press Release

By: Admin

On: January 30, 2020

In: Press Release

TI-Korea CPI 2019 Press Release January 23, 2020 Transparency International-Korea Report on South Korea’s transparency from the 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI 2019) “We must promote a sustainable and systematic anti-corruption policy more strongly and rise to a more developed country.” South Korea ranks 39th out of 180 countries inRead More →

Corruption Perception Index 2019 Data Set

By: Admin

On: January 30, 2020

In: Press Release

Corruption Perception Index 2019 Data Set

WHY WE ARE NOT ENGAGING WITH THE G20’S CIVIL SOCIETY PROCESS IN 2020

By: Admin

On: January 15, 2020

In: Press Release

WHY WE ARE NOT ENGAGING WITH THE G20’S CIVIL SOCIETY PROCESS IN 2020 A joint public statement from Amnesty International, CIVICUS and Transparency International Issued by Transparency International Secretariat The annual G20 summit often seems like a talking shop for the world’s most powerful governments. The leaders of 19 ofRead More →

South Korea’s Corruption Perception Index Ranking for 2017

By: Admin

On: February 22, 2018

In: Press Release

Corruption Perception Index 2017 (CPI 2017) Press Release Statement – Transparency International-Korea (TI-Korea) This year should be the turning point in raising South Korea’s ranking on anti-corruption. The country’s transparency ranking dropped in TI’s CPI 2017 result fundamentally due to the scandal committed by Choi Soon-sil and Park Geun-hye. Read More →

Koreans poorly rate their government’s actions to fight public sector corruption

By: Admin

On: December 7, 2017

In: Press Release

Koreans poorly rate their government’s actions to fight public sector corruption Analysis by Sanghak Lee (Board Member, Transparency International-Korea) Transparency International (TI) publishes the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) every year: It is the biggest ever survey tracking world-wide public opinion on corruption. Since its debut in 2003, the GCB hasRead More →

“Shocking corruption survey results might hit the peak this year”

By: Admin

On: December 7, 2017

In: Press Release

“Shocking corruption survey results might hit the peak this year” An interview with criminologist Hak-Mo Daniel Park on the poor results of the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) for South Korea and the tasks of the political, economic and religious elite in fighting corruption. Interview conducted by Sanghak Lee, Board Member ofRead More →

New Standards Strengthen Anti-Bribery Regulations

By: Admin

On: October 26, 2017

In: Press Release

by Seong Uk Han (Director of Deloitte Korea) A recent estimate by the International Monetary Fund put the annual cost of bribery at approximately 2% (2 trillion US-Dollars) of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Bribery in its nature is one of the most clandestine types of fraud, and countriesRead More →