The United States is sick. The diagnosis? Corruption. And the progression of the disease is alarming. In just one year, the U.S. fell to its lowest score ever on Transparency International’s annual ...

BERLIN, Feb.10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies backsliding amid a concerning picture of long-term decline in leadership to tackle corruption, ...

The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures perception of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople. The world’s ...

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2025 ranks 182 countries and territories: the global average dropped to 42, and 122 countries score below 50, signalling widespread public sector corruption.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Knesset building illuminates in colors of US flag in honor of Trump The CPI score measures how corrupt a country's government is ...

In February 2026, Transparency International downplayed Zimbabwe’s efforts in the fight against corruption using indicators that are way off the mark as they ignore several and far-reaching measures ...

The Panama Papers exposed offshore corruption worldwide. A decade later, Transparency International assesses what has changed ...

BERLIN — Established democracies' efforts against public-sector corruption appear to be flagging, according to a survey released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of perceived corruption worldwide.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. BERLIN, Feb.10, 2026 /CNW/ -- Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies backsliding amid a ...