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MOZAMBIQUE receives an overall "Weak" rating in the 2006 Global Integrity Index. The Index assesses national anti-corruption policies and practices in countries around the world. For a printer-friendly .PDF version of this report click here.
This peer-reviewed country report includes:
Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for all 290 Integrity Indicators.
Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.
Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.
Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.
Global Integrity country reports are generated by an in-country team comprising a lead journalist (who prepares the Reporter's Notebook), a lead researcher (who initially scores the Integrity Indicators), and three to five peer reviewers. Global Integrity staff in Washington coordinate the input from all team members and are responsible for final content. For a full description of our methodology and research process please click here.
Reporter's Notebook
Corruption in Mozambique is made possible by the very nature of the Mozambican state, where the power of the ruling party overlaps with the state machinery. Despite massive fraud, especially in the privatization process, no senior government representative has ever been convicted, so corruption continues with impunity. In this small African country, pledges to strengthen transparency and integrity are easier said than done.
The history of how Mozambique's political elites have enriched themselves has been amply documented. It essentially resulted from the country's calamitous privatization projects and the squandering of bank resources. More than 10.4 trillion meticais (US$400 million) disappeared from the banking system in the 1990s. The state was forced to repay the money.
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