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Comparison of countries
Switzerland
Malawi
Indices
Overall Score:
81 out of 100
Rank:
5 out of 180
Rank:
2 out of 141
Overall Score:
77 out of 150
Rank:
87 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,58 out of 10
Rank:
9 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
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
AU
Switzerland
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
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
Switzerland
  1. Swiss Criminal Code: Articles 281, 312, 314, 322ter-322 novies, (German/French/Italian/English).
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
Switzerland
  1. Attorney General of Switzerland
    (Ministère public de la Confédération), (German/French/Italian/English);

  2. Interdepartmental Working Group on Combating Corruption
    (Groupe de travail interdépartemental pour la lutte contre la corruption), (German/French/Italian/English).

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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