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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 138230" data-attributes="member: 884"><p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #002060">India on list of countries where bribery is way of life</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">PTI, Dec 9, 2010, 06.25pm IST</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060"><strong>BERLIN:</strong> </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/India" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">India</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> is among the countries topping the list for reported bribe payments over the year along with </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Afghanistan" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Afghanistan</span></a><span style="color: #002060">, </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Cambodia" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Cambodia</span></a><span style="color: #002060">, Cameroon, </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Iraq" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Iraq</span></a><span style="color: #002060">, </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Liberia" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Liberia</span></a><span style="color: #002060">, Nigeria, the Palestinian territories, </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Senegal" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Senegal</span></a><span style="color: #002060">, Sierre Leone and </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Uganda" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Uganda</span></a><span style="color: #002060">. More than one person out of two in these countries said they had handed out financial sweeteners to officials. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">The study, by the Berlin-based non-governmental agency Transparency International, focuses on small-scale </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=bribery" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">bribery</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> and was put together from polls conducted among more than 91,000 people in 86 countries and territories. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">The study reveals one person in four worldwide paid a bribe during the past year. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">In the past 12 months, one in four paid a bribe to one of nine institutions, such as health, education or tax authorities, according to the 2010 Global </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Corruption" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Corruption</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> Barometer. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">But it was the police who proved most corrupt, according to the study which reported that 29 per cent of those having dealings with police said they had paid a bribe. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">Worldwide, sub-Saharan Africa was the region reporting the greatest incidence of bribery with more than one person in two saying they had made such payments to officials in the past 12 months. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">The </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Middle-East" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Middle East</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> and </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/North-Africa" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">North Africa</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> was the next most corrupt region with 36 per cent of people there reporting having paid a bribe. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">This compared to 32 per cent in the former Soviet republics, 23 per cent in </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/South-America" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">South America</span></a><span style="color: #002060">, 19 per cent in the Balkans and </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Turkey" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Turkey</span></a><span style="color: #002060">, 11 per cent in the Asia-Pacific region, and five per cent in the </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/European-Union" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">European Union</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> and </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/North-America" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">North America</span></a><span style="color: #002060">. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">Nearly half of the respondents said they paid to avoid problems, while a quarter said it was meant to speed up procedures. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">Lower income earners reported paying more bribes than the better paid. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">The study, the seventh on the matter by </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Transparency-International" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Transparency International</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> since 2003, this time involved a greater number of countries, including for the first time </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/China" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">China</span></a><span style="color: #002060">, </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Bangladesh" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">Bangladesh</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> and the Palestinian territories. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">Polling, mostly by the Gallup Institute, was conducted between June 1 and September 30. </span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #002060">The </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/United-Nations" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060">United Nations</span></a><span style="color: #002060"> established International Anti-Corruption Day in 2003 to raise awareness of graft and promote the global fight against it. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #002060"><strong>source:</strong> </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-tops-list-of-countries-where-bribery-is-way-of-life/articleshow/7071768.cms" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #002060">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-tops-list-of-countries-where-bribery-is-way-of-life/articleshow/7071768.cms</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 138230, member: 884"] [LEFT][B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#002060]India on list of countries where bribery is way of life[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]PTI, Dec 9, 2010, 06.25pm IST[/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060][B]BERLIN:[/B] [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/India"][COLOR=#002060]India[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] is among the countries topping the list for reported bribe payments over the year along with [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Afghanistan"][COLOR=#002060]Afghanistan[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060], [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Cambodia"][COLOR=#002060]Cambodia[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060], Cameroon, [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Iraq"][COLOR=#002060]Iraq[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060], [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Liberia"][COLOR=#002060]Liberia[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060], Nigeria, the Palestinian territories, [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Senegal"][COLOR=#002060]Senegal[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060], Sierre Leone and [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Uganda"][COLOR=#002060]Uganda[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060]. More than one person out of two in these countries said they had handed out financial sweeteners to officials. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]The study, by the Berlin-based non-governmental agency Transparency International, focuses on small-scale [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=bribery"][COLOR=#002060]bribery[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] and was put together from polls conducted among more than 91,000 people in 86 countries and territories. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]The study reveals one person in four worldwide paid a bribe during the past year. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]In the past 12 months, one in four paid a bribe to one of nine institutions, such as health, education or tax authorities, according to the 2010 Global [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Corruption"][COLOR=#002060]Corruption[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] Barometer. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]But it was the police who proved most corrupt, according to the study which reported that 29 per cent of those having dealings with police said they had paid a bribe. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]Worldwide, sub-Saharan Africa was the region reporting the greatest incidence of bribery with more than one person in two saying they had made such payments to officials in the past 12 months. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]The [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Middle-East"][COLOR=#002060]Middle East[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] and [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/North-Africa"][COLOR=#002060]North Africa[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] was the next most corrupt region with 36 per cent of people there reporting having paid a bribe. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]This compared to 32 per cent in the former Soviet republics, 23 per cent in [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/South-America"][COLOR=#002060]South America[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060], 19 per cent in the Balkans and [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Turkey"][COLOR=#002060]Turkey[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060], 11 per cent in the Asia-Pacific region, and five per cent in the [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/European-Union"][COLOR=#002060]European Union[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] and [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/North-America"][COLOR=#002060]North America[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060]. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]Nearly half of the respondents said they paid to avoid problems, while a quarter said it was meant to speed up procedures. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]Lower income earners reported paying more bribes than the better paid. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]The study, the seventh on the matter by [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Transparency-International"][COLOR=#002060]Transparency International[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] since 2003, this time involved a greater number of countries, including for the first time [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/China"][COLOR=#002060]China[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060], [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Bangladesh"][COLOR=#002060]Bangladesh[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] and the Palestinian territories. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]Polling, mostly by the Gallup Institute, was conducted between June 1 and September 30. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=#002060]The [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/United-Nations"][COLOR=#002060]United Nations[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#002060] established International Anti-Corruption Day in 2003 to raise awareness of graft and promote the global fight against it. [/COLOR][/LEFT] [COLOR=#002060][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-tops-list-of-countries-where-bribery-is-way-of-life/articleshow/7071768.cms"][U][COLOR=#002060]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-tops-list-of-countries-where-bribery-is-way-of-life/articleshow/7071768.cms[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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