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Comparison of countries
Costa Rica
Malawi
Indices
Overall Score:
58 out of 100
Rank:
42 out of 180
Overall Score:
6,76 out of 10
Rank:
105 out of 141
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
29 out of 142
Overall Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
102 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
30 out of 119
Overall Score:
34 out of 100
Rank:
107 out of 180
Overall Score:
6 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,52 out of 1
Rank:
70 out of 142
Overall Score:
104 out of 150
Rank:
35 out of 140
Overall Score:
3,97 out of 10
Rank:
103 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
OAS
UN
AU
Costa Rica
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2017.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Malawi
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2014.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2007.
Main Legislation
Costa Rica
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 324, 338, 347-355
    (Ley 4573, Código Penal: Artículos 324, 338, 347-355), (Spanish);

  2. Law No. 8422 «On Countering Corruption and Illicit Enrichment in Civil Service»
    (Ley 8422 contra la corrupción y el enriquecimeinto ilícito en la función pública), (Spanish);

  3. Law No. 9699 «On Liability of Legal Persons for Bribery, Transnational Bribery and other Crimes»
    (Ley 9699 Responsabilidad de las personas jurídicas sobre cohechos domésticos, soborno transnacional y otros delitos), (Spanish);

  4. Law No. 10437 «On Protecting of Whistleblowers and Witnesses of Corruption against Retaliation in the Workplace»
    (Ley 10437 de protección de las personas denunciantes y testigos de actos de corrupción contra represalias laborales), (Spanish).

Malawi
  1. Penal Code: Articles 30, 90-93, 395-399, (English);
  2. Corrupt Practices Act, (English);
  3. Public Officers (Declaration of Assets, Liabilities and Business Interests) Act (unofficial source), (English);
  4. Public Service Code of Ethics and Conduct , (English).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Costa Rica
  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of Costa Rica
    (Procuraduría General de la República de Costa Rica), (Spanish).

 
Malawi
  1. Anti-Corruption Bureau, (English);
  2. Office of the Director of Public Officers’ Declarations, (English);
  3. Financial Crimes Division of the High Court, (English).
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