Thoughts On 2023 Corruption Perception Index

Transparency International released the 2023 Corruption Perception Index ("2023 CPI") on January 30, 2024. Widely regarded as the key reference point in this field, the annual CPI aims to measure the corruption perceptions in the public sector over various sources such as the World Bank, World Economic Forum, private risk and consulting firms and think-tanks.

In the recent years, the Russian-Ukrainian war, the conflict growing violent between Israel and Hamas in Palestine, and the ongoing destruction, disorder and chaos witnessed worldwide have increased the states' tendencies to act with political reflexes by escalating the political tension. This have caused authoritarian governance practices to gain strength in certain countries under the influence of global economic and humanitarian crisis, and the rule of law principle has been waved aside from time to time.