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Comparison of countries
New Zealand
Panama
Indices
Overall Score:
83 out of 100
Rank:
4 out of 180
Rank:
53 out of 141
Overall Score:
87 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,83 out of 1
Rank:
6 out of 142
Overall Score:
94 out of 150
Rank:
52 out of 140
Overall Score:
9,13 out of 10
Rank:
4 out of 119
Overall Score:
33 out of 100
Rank:
114 out of 180
Overall Score:
5,39 out of 10
Rank:
18 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,52 out of 1
Rank:
72 out of 142
Overall Score:
93 out of 150
Rank:
56 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
APEC
FATF
UN
OAS
New Zealand
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2015.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2001.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
  • Member of the FATF since 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Panama
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2012.
Main Legislation
New Zealand
  1. Secret Commissions Act 1910, (English);

  2. Crimes Act 1961: articles 99-106, (English);

  3. Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022, (English);

  4. Guide on Integrity and Conduct, (English);

  5. Understanding the Code of Conduct, (English).

Panama

1. Criminal Code: Articles 254, 345-354, 364, 365
(Código Penal: Artículos 254, 345-354, 364, 365), (Spanish);

2. Law on the Careers of Civil Servants
(Por la cual se establece y regula la Carrera Administrativa), (Spanish);

3. Law on the Implementation of Article 299 of the Constitution and the Fight against Corruption in Public Authorities
(Que Reglamenta el Artículo 299 de la Constitución Política y Dicta otras Disposiciones contra la Corrupción Administrativa), (Spanish);

4. Law on Regulating Situations of Conflict of Interest in the Public Service
(Que Regula Situaciones de Conflicto de Intereses en la Función Pública), (Spanish);

5. Presidential Decree on a Unified Form for Declaration of Interests and Other Provisions
(Que adopta el Formulario Único de Declaración Jurada de intereses particulares y dicta otras disposiciones), (Spanish);

6. Uniform Code of Ethics for Public Officials
(Código Uniforme De Ética De Los Servidores Públicos), (Spanish);

7. Guidelines on Asset Declarations for Civil Servants
(Guía Básica sobre Declaración Jurada de Estado Patrimonial de Funcionarios Públicos), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
New Zealand
  1. Public Service Commission, (English);

  2. Serious Fraud Office, (English).

Panama

1. Public Prosecutor's Office of Panama
(Ministerio Público de Panamá), (Spanish);

2. National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information
(Autoridad Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información), (Spanish).

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