Icelanders least corrupted 6. nóvember 2006 13:43 Children in Reykjavik Iceland is the least corrupted society in the world according to the organization Transparency International. Iceland shares the top place with Finland and New-Zealand. Haiti is the most corrupted society in the world; Myanmar (former Burma) and Iraq follow close behind. About half of the nations on the list get a score below three on the scale from 1-10, which means obvious corruption. The organization state the there is a strong connection between poverty and corruption. Corruption is what keeps a large number of mankind trapped in poverty. The fight against poverty in the world has to aim at eradicating corruption. Poor societies in the world all score below five. Icelanders were also at the top last year. Then Finland and New-Zealand followed in 2nd and 3rd place, and Denmark was in 4th place which they keep this year. For more information on the organization and the list go to www.transparency.org News News in English Mest lesið Aldrei séð annan eins hraðakstur eftir þrjátíu ár í lögreglunni Innlent Rak í rogastans þegar hann las viðtalið við Bubba Innlent Árbæingar áhyggjufullir vegna umdeildra framkvæmda Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Friðarviðræður hafnar í Katar og Netanyahu heldur til Washington Erlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent Einstök litasamsetning á Prinsi Greifa Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent
Iceland is the least corrupted society in the world according to the organization Transparency International. Iceland shares the top place with Finland and New-Zealand. Haiti is the most corrupted society in the world; Myanmar (former Burma) and Iraq follow close behind. About half of the nations on the list get a score below three on the scale from 1-10, which means obvious corruption. The organization state the there is a strong connection between poverty and corruption. Corruption is what keeps a large number of mankind trapped in poverty. The fight against poverty in the world has to aim at eradicating corruption. Poor societies in the world all score below five. Icelanders were also at the top last year. Then Finland and New-Zealand followed in 2nd and 3rd place, and Denmark was in 4th place which they keep this year. For more information on the organization and the list go to www.transparency.org
News News in English Mest lesið Aldrei séð annan eins hraðakstur eftir þrjátíu ár í lögreglunni Innlent Rak í rogastans þegar hann las viðtalið við Bubba Innlent Árbæingar áhyggjufullir vegna umdeildra framkvæmda Innlent Metfjöldi á biðlista og mögulega þarf að vísa frá Innlent Nítján ára ferðamaður fannst látinn Erlent Íbúðin í rúst eftir Airbnb-gesti Innlent Friðarviðræður hafnar í Katar og Netanyahu heldur til Washington Erlent Tilkynnt um hóp pilta í grunsamlegum erindagjörðum Innlent Einstök litasamsetning á Prinsi Greifa Innlent Bíll í ljósum logum á Skaganum Innlent