Bahrain Improves Two Spots in Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index

MANAMA, Bahrain, Dec. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bahrain increased its ranking in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by two positions in 2011, the report said.

The index, initiated in 1995, is recognized as the worldwide standard for corruption measurement in the public sector. Transparency International uses opinion surveys and expert assessments to construct the index.

Bahrain currently ranks 46th out of the 183 countries included in the index.

SOURCE Bahrain News Agency