Media Advisory

Launch: Corruption Perceptions Index 2009

Transparency International, the leading civil society organisation fighting corruption worldwide, will release its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on 17 November 2009.

The index ranks 180 countries by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys. Released annually since 1995, the CPI helps to highlight the propensity of domestic corruption and its damaging influence.

Corruption Perceptions Index 2009
17 November 2009
Available Online as of 10.00 GMT
@ www.transparency.org

With Video and Audio Statements from:
Huguette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International
Robin Hodess, Director, Policy and Research, Transparency International
& Expert Regional Perspectives

Materials will be available in English, French and Spanish. Individual interviews may be arranged in these and other languages.

Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.