1. Anti-corruption efforts and campaigns in Armenia
Varuzhan Hoktanyan
Project Director
Transparency International Armenia

2. Situation and character of corruption in Armenia
What the major anti-corruption indexes tell about Armenia?
TI’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) – 35 in 2015 on [0-100] scale
World Bank’s Control of Corruption Index – in 2015 on [ ] scale
Freedom House Corruption Index in on [1-7] scale

3. Situation and character of corruption in Armenia
It could be fairly correct to argue that corruption in Armenia has systemic character having pyramidal structure.
Root causes of corruption in Armenia
Monopolization of economic and political power
Convergence of political and business elites
Lack of checks and balances between the branches of the government

4. Typical manifestations of corruption in Armenia
State capture
Political corruption, especially during elections
Embezzlement and misuse of public funds
Nepotism, cronyism
Bribery
Different forms of petty corruption

5. Anti-corruption policy and institutions in Armenia
Legal basis
National anti-corruption strategies and their action plans – , and
Government programs
Armenia’s international obligations – OECD Istanbul Action Plan, GRECO, UNCAC

6. Anti-corruption policy and institutions in Armenia
Institutional arrangements
Council on the fight against corruption
Experts Commission
Department of the Monitoring of Anti- corruption Programs within the Staff of the Government
Different preventive and investigative bodies having specific anti-corruption functions

7. Anti-corruption policy and institutions in Armenia
Limitations of conducting effective policies
Lack of political will
Weak and inadequate institutions
Character of the regime
Lack of adequate financial, human and technical resources
Passive, apathetic and tolerant to corruption population ⇒ no pressure from bottom
High levels of poverty combined with very small layer of middle class as the agent of change

8. Actors Involved in the Fight against Corruption
International organizations
NGOs
Civic movements
Political parties
Role of other actors, such as businesses or church is very limited