1. Corruption in the Arab World
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2. Corruption Forms Corruption Perception Index Bribe Payers Index
The Effects of Corruption on the Economy

3. CPI (Corruption Perception Index)
CPI is a measurement tool used by experts in the fields of corruption.
It’s a scale between 0 and 10; 10 being the least corrupt value.
The Average of the corruption scale in the Arab World is 3.47

4. CPI of Arab States World Ranking Country Scale 19 Qatar 7.7 28 UAE 6.341
Oman
5.3 48
Bahrain
4.9 50
Jordan
4.7
Saudi Arabia 54
Kuwait
4.5 59
Tunisia
4.3 85
Morocco
3.4 91
Djibouti
3.2 98
Egypt
3.1
World Ranking
Country
Scale
105
Algeria
2.9
127
Lebanon
2.5
Syria
143
Mauritania
2.3
146
Libya
2.2
Yemen
154
Comoros
2.1
172
Sudan
1.6
175
Iraq
1.5
178
Somalia
1.1
Average Scale
3.47

5. CPI of Arab States

6. BPI (Bribe Payers Index)
It’s an index measured by a survey of the people of a certain region.
The surveyed people are asked to rate their country’s performance in fighting bribery.
Like CPI, it is scaled from 0-10, 10 being the best score. However, no country in the World receives higher than a 9, which means all countries are viewed as exporters of corruption to some extent.
The Middle East is overall the second worst after Latin America in fighting bribery, according to the BPI.

7. Knowledge of Anti-Bribery Convention
68% of the people in the Middle East and North Africa do not know that this convention exists.
15% know it exists, but know very little if anything about it.
7% know moderately about it.
6% know substantial information about it.
Only 3% know nearly everything and are very aware of the Anti-Bribery Convention.

8. Are Governments Doing Enough?
39% say that Government is “Very Ineffective” in fighting bribery.
28% say that it is slightly ineffective.
8% believe that it is neither effective nor ineffective.
19% think that Government is effective.
4% believe that Government plays a very strong role in fighting bribery,

9. Who is the Most Corrupt?
The Total Sample is the perceived average level of corruption.
The Values in the “Middle East” are the perceived deviation from the Average.
The Highlighted Values are perceived to be the most corrupt bodies in the government.
In the ME, Police are viewed as the most corrupt.

10. Effects of Corruption
There are many forms of corruption in the Arab World; and just like all around the world, they have nearly the same effects on the economy.
Slaking off on infrastructure:
Jeddah floods.
(Billions of Saudi Riyals were “invested” to
re-construct Jeddah’s poor infrastructure after the initial
floods in 2009, but Jeddah experienced two floods in
2010 and 2011.
Loss of talent due to “Wasta” when employers
hire friends or family even if they are not
qualified for the job.
Leads to corrupt monopolies.
Ahmed Ezz monopolizing steel industry.
Owning around 80% of the market share, he is free
to raise or lower prices as he pleases, without looking
after the best interest of the people or the economy.
Discourages foreign investment.

11. Works cited
The Report: Egypt Oxford Business Group. January ISBN