1 Corruption in Asia October Robert Barrington Director of External Affairs, Transparency International UK

Corruption Perceptions Index

Ranks countries Scores countries 0-10 Measures perceptions of public sector corruption 132 countries score less than 5 out of 10

Corruption Perceptions Index Asia scores Countryscore/10rank/182 Singapore9.25 Hong Kong8.412 Japan8.414 Taiwan6.132 South Korea5.443 Malaysia4.360 China3.675 Thailand3.480 India3.195 Indonesia Philippines2.6129

Bribe-paying Source:Transparency International 2010.

Bribes paid by citizens Asia scores Country% of Citizens South Korea2 Hong Kong5 Taiwan7 Singapore9 Japan9 Malaysia9 China9 Philippines16 Indonesia18 Thailand23 India54

Bribe payers’ Index Ranks 28 of world’s leading economies by perceived likelihood of companies to pay bribes abroad Survey of 3,000 business executives

Which country’s companies pay bribes?

Corporate Transparency

Corporate Transparency - Asia Companyrank/105 Arcelor Mittal 4 Samsung 65 Petrochina 69 CNOOC 75 ICBC 76

12 Institution most affected by corruption CountryInstitution China Business/private sector IndiaPolitical parties IndonesiaParliament South KoreaPolitical parties/Parliament JapanPolitical parties Hong KongBusiness/private sector SingaporeMedia

13 Institution most affected by corruption CountryInstitution China Business/private sector IndiaPolitical parties IndonesiaParliament South KoreaPolitical parties/Parliament JapanPolitical parties Hong KongBusiness/private sector SingaporeMedia

14 Risks to investors Trends in legal framework and enforcement –Local law –Extra-territorial legislation Corruption as a political tool Lack of recourse

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