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1. Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009 Policy and Research Department Communications Department 29 May 2009 www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/gcb

2. TI Global Corruption Barometer 2009 Jour fixe: • The Barometer: What is it? What for? • Who is surveyed • Country coverage • Topics covered and key findings • Overview of press activities

3. What is the Global Corruption Barometer? • The only worldwide public opinion survey on perceptions and experiences of corruption. • Complements expert and businesspeople views (such as CPI and BPI) • Six editions since 2003—some questions ARE comparable year-on-year!

4. Global Corruption Barometer 2009 what for? To measure: • People’s perceptions about corruption in key sectors: the judiciary, the media, parliaments or legislature, political parties, the private sector and the civil service. • How respondents rate their government in the fight against corruption. • People’s experiences with bribery when interacting with different public services • General public’s views about the level of state capture and the willingness of consumers to pay a premium for clean corporate behaviour.

5. Who is surveyed? In 2009 • 73,132 people in 69 countries • Men and women aged 16+ • Most samples are national. However in 14 countries samples are urban only. • All samples have been weighted to ensure that they are representative of national and global populations.

6. Regional Classification • Asia Pacific: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand. • EU+ Iceland, Israel, Norway and Switzerland: Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom. • Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela. • Middle East and North Africa: Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco. • Newly Independent States (NIS)+ Mongolia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine. • North America: Canada, United States. • Sub-Saharan Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia. • Western Balkans + Turkey: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia, Turkey.

7. Country coverage in 2009 New countries to the Barometer 2009: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, El Salvador, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Mongolia, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia. Countries included in 2007 but not 2009: Albania, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, South Africa, Sweden, and Vietnam.

8. Key Findings of the Global Corruption Barometer 2009 • Political parties and the civil service are perceived to be the most corrupt sectors around the world • Corruption in and by the private sector is of growing concern to the general public • Experience of petty bribery is found to be at the same levels than in 2005. Moreover, it is reported to be growing in some parts of the world • The police: the most likely recipients of bribes • Ordinary people do not feel empowered to speak out about corruption • Governments are considered to be ineffective in the fight against corruption

9. Political parties still viewed as the most corrupt Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2004 and 2009

10. Perceptions about the most corrupt institution differ by country Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

11. Petty bribery over time, by region Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

12. Petty bribery, by country Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

13. Once more, police is the public institution seen to most frequently demand bribes Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

14. Bribery: the poor must pay most of all Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

15. The general public does not routinely use formal channels to present bribery-related complaints Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

16. Reasons for not presenting formal complaints about paying bribes Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

17. The Global Corruption Barometer: Assesses the general public’s views of corruption. It also addresses the experience of individuals (petty) corruption. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI): Focuses on expert views. Reflects the perceptions of informed observers on corruption in the public sector and politics How does the TI Global Corruption Barometer differ from the TI Corruption Perceptions Index Despite these differences, there is considerable correlation between the two surveys each year

18. Experience v. perceptions of corruption – do they align? Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009 and CPI 2008

19. People’s and expert’s perceptions of corruption – do they align? Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009 and CPI 2008

20. General public’s views on State Capture, by region Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

21. Percentage of respondents reporting they would be willing to pay more to buy from a corruption free company Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

22. How effectively is government fighting corruption? people’s valuations by region Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2009

23. International launch: 3 of June, Brussels Materials available: • Press-Kit: press release + tables + FAQ (English, Spanish and French) • Analysis report (English, Spanish and French) • Regional summaries • Power point presentation • Full Barometer results on website • EMBARGO

26. Key Messages Top-Level messages • The economic downturn means cash-strapped families are increasingly punished by petty bribery • Families forced to make ‘impossible choices’ in allocating scarce resources • Petty bribery on the rise in some countries further compounds the problem • Consumers willing to pay more for products and services from corruption-free companies • Echoing an awareness of the societal costs of corruption • An incentive for companies to prove they are clean

27. Key Messages, continued • People see business in an increasingly critical light and see illicit influence of the state by business as a serious threat • A powerful argument for stricter corporate standards and more transparent reporting • Proof of the damaging effects of the financial crisis and global downturn

28. Press Conference • Press launch in Brussels, 10am • Participants: Huguette Labelle, Robin Hodess, Jana Mittermaier • Events worldwide • National launches will take place in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chile, India, Malaysia • Some national chapters will prepare national press releases

29. Evening event • Panel Discussion/Event • Time: 18.00 – 21.00Venue: Club Confair, Paris, France • Participants: • Christian Mouillon, Ernst & Young • David Stulb, Ernst & Young • Huguette Labelle, Chair, TI • Daniel Lebeque, Chair, TI France

30. Thank you We welcome your questions Policy and Research Department Communications Department www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/gcb