🚨🌎 New Report Flags Historic Low for U.S. Integrity Rating 📉
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$INIT Fresh data from Transparency International shows the United States posting its lowest corruption perception score ever recorded.
📊 Key Highlights:
• 🇺🇸 Score: 64/100 (down significantly from 75 a decade ago)
• Now level with 🇧🇸 The Bahamas
• Positioned behind Uruguay, Barbados, and Lithuania
• Outside the global top 20 since 2017
This represents a notable slide in perceived public‑sector transparency for one of the world’s largest economies.
🔎 Factors Cited in the Assessment:
The report references shifts in oversight and enforcement approaches, including:
• Suspension of certain overseas bribery probes
• Softer application of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
• Scaling back elements of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)
Leadership at Transparency International expressed concern that the downward pattern could persist if reforms are not strengthened.
🌍 Global Context:
The trend isn’t isolated. Several advanced economies — including the UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Brazil — also recorded weaker scores.
• 🌐 Global average: 42/100, the lowest in over ten years
• ⚠️ Around two‑thirds of nations now fall below the 50‑point mark
• 🇩🇰 Denmark retained the top position for the eighth straight year
📉 Why Markets Care
Shifts in institutional confidence can influence capital flows, risk pricing, and long‑term investment strategy. When governance perceptions change, markets often adjust expectations accordingly.
Stay informed. Evaluate risk carefully. 🌐📊
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