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Global index ranks Israel more corrupt than ever

By NADAV SHEMER

DECEMBER 1, 2011 17:48

The Israeli public sector is perceived to be more corrupt now than it has been at any other time in the last 15 years, according to a global index released Thursday.

Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 183 countries on perceptions of public sector corruption. New Zealand, with 9.5 out of a possible 10, was the least corrupt, while Somalia and North Korea provided a stark contrast with scores of 1.0.

Israel’s score has gradually decreased since the index was first released in 1995, said Galia Sagy, director of Shvil - Transparency International’s Israel affiliate. She said Israel scored 7.71 in the first index, a far cry from its new score of 5.9.

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