Anti-corruption efforts and campaigns in Armenia
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Project Director
Transparency International Armenia
What the major anti-corruption indexes
tell about Armenia?
TI’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI)
– 35 in 2015 on [0-100] scale
World Bank’s Control of Corruption
Index – -0.45 in 2015 on [-2.5 2.5]
scale
Freedom House Corruption Index -
5.25 in 2016 on [1-7] scale
It could be fairly correct to argue that
corruption in Armenia has systemic character
having pyramidal structure.
Root causes of corruption in Armenia
Monopolization of economic and political
power
Convergence of political and business elites
Lack of checks and balances between the
branches of the government
State capture
Political corruption, especially during
elections
Embezzlement and misuse of public funds
Nepotism, cronyism
Bribery
Different forms of petty corruption
Legal basis
National anti-corruption strategies and
their action plans – 2003-2007, 2009-2012
and 2015-2018
Government programs
Armenia’s international obligations – OECD
Istanbul Action Plan, GRECO, UNCAC
Institutional arrangements
Council on the fight against corruption
Experts Commission
Department of the Monitoring of Anti-
corruption Programs within the Staff of the
Government
Different preventive and investigative
bodies having specific anti-corruption
functions
Limitations of conducting effective policies
Lack of political will
Weak and inadequate institutions
Character of the regime
Lack of adequate financial, human and
technical resources
Passive, apathetic and tolerant to corruption
population ⇒ no pressure from bottom
High levels of poverty combined with very small
layer of middle class as the agent of change
International organizations
NGOs
Civic movements
Political parties
Role of other actors, such as businesses or
church is very limited
Armenia's systemic corruption, characterized by a pyramidal structure, is influenced by political elites, lack of accountability, and state capture. Various forms of corruption like nepotism and bribery plague the nation, with legal and institutional frameworks aiming to combat these issues facing limitations due to political will and resource constraints.
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Varuzhan Hoktanyan Project Director Transparency International Armenia
What the major anti-corruption indexes tell about Armenia? TI s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 35 in 2015 on [0-100] scale World Bank s Control of Corruption Index -0.45 in 2015 on [-2.5 2.5] scale Freedom House Corruption Index - 5.25 in 2016 on [1-7] scale
It could be fairly correct to argue that corruption in Armenia has systemic character having pyramidal structure. Root causes of corruption in Armenia Monopolization of economic and political power Convergence of political and business elites Lack of checks and balances between the branches of the government
State capture Political corruption, especially during elections Embezzlement and misuse of public funds Nepotism, cronyism Bribery Different forms of petty corruption
Legal basis National anti-corruption strategies and their action plans 2003-2007, 2009-2012 and 2015-2018 Government programs Armenia s international obligations OECD Istanbul Action Plan, GRECO, UNCAC
Institutional arrangements Council on the fight against corruption Experts Commission Department of the Monitoring of Anti- corruption Programs within the Staff of the Government Different preventive and investigative bodies having specific anti-corruption functions
Limitations of conducting effective policies Lack of political will Weak and inadequate institutions Character of the regime Lack of adequate financial, human and technical resources Passive, apathetic and tolerant to corruption population no pressure from bottom High levels of poverty combined with very small layer of middle class as the agent of change
International organizations NGOs Civic movements Political parties Role of other actors, such as businesses or church is very limited
