Transparency International helps Uzbekistan fight corruption

Svetlana Savitskaya, regional director of the organization, says Transparency International is ready to assist Uzbekistan in the fight against corruption, “Khalk Suzi” reports citing “Tahlilnoma”.

“We have agreed to hold a joint event in Tashkent at the end of April on the implementation of international anti-corruption standards and modern practices in Uzbekistan involving Transparency International experts,” the report reads.

Currently, in accordance with the list compiled by Transparency International, Uzbekistan ranks 158th out of 180 countries in the fight against corruption. For comparison, in 2017, the republic ranked 157th and in 2016, 156th.

Earlier it was reported that the UN would allocate Uzbekistan $8 million to fight corruption.

Transparency International is an international non-governmental organization which is based in Berlin, Germany, and was founded in 1993. Its nonprofit purpose is to take action to combat global corruption with civil societal anti-corruption measures and to prevent criminal activities arising from corruption.

Currently, it has offices in more than 100 countries around the world.