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CARACAS, Monday November 03, 2008 | Update
Venezuela among the most corrupt countries
Politics
The 13th biennial International Anti-Corruption Conference
(IACC), organized by Transparency International (TI), ended
on Sunday in Athens with a call on countries to boost cooperation
between governments and civil society to eradicate corruption.
One of the conclusions of the meeting, which was attended
by over 1,300 experts from 135 countries, was related to Central
America and the Caribbean, whose presidents signed a protocol
in the previous conference (2006), held in Guatemala, with
the goal of harmonizing regional laws and policies against
corruption until 2010, EFE reported.
The perception of corruption in Latin America is one of the
highest in the world, only surpassed by some African countries.
Alejandro Salas, director general of the Americas Department
of TI, stressed the problems caused by the irregular financing
of political parties in the region.
According to the Corruption Perception Index 2008, the countries
with the highest perceived levels of corruption in Latin America
are Haiti, Venezuela and Ecuador.
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Domestic inflation stands at 1.7 percent
01:11 PM.
Economy.
Domestic inflation rate in Venezuela was 1.7 percent in January, at the same rate as in December 2009, despite currency devaluation at the start of the year decreed by President Hugo Chávez, a senior government source told Reuters on Tuesday.
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