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TIGI “not involved” in rating Guyana on CPI
Transparency International Guyana Inc (TIGI) is not involved in the compilation of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Transparency International’s policy is not to involve local chapters and affiliates.
TIGI President,
Anand Goolsarran
This was made clear by Anand Goolsarran, President of TIGI, via press release in response to recent comments made by Junior Minister of Finance Juan Edghill.
Among the statements made by Edghill that concerned the group is that TIGI is a “jaundiced and prejudiced group comprising well-known public critics of the Government of Guyana and projects being executed under this Administration”.
The group added that Edghill went on to state that because of this, TIGI’s reports at the international level will produce the same “jaundiced and prejudiced position” and that Transparency International’s reports are basically based on “who they talk to and rely on for information in Guyana.
According to TIGI, the group is no way involved in the compilation of the CPI.
“We were also not asked to provide, nor did we provide, any data that can be used to compile the index,” TIGI said.
TIGI said that a check of Transparency International’s website would reveal that the CPI is based on experts’ opinions of public sector corruption. It scores and ranks countries based on how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be.
“It is a composite index, a combination of surveys and assessments of corruption, collected by a variety of reputable institutions, such as the African Development Bank, the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and the Economist Intelligence Unit. In total, 13 such institutions were involved in the surveys and assessments worldwide,” TIGI explained.
TIGI said that in the case of Guyana, the CPI for 2013 was based on surveys conducted by four reputable international institutions, and the following ratings were given:
Name of Institution Score
International Country Risk Guide 21
Global Insight Country Risk Ratings 32
World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessment 23
World Economic Forum 33
AVERAGE SCORE 27
The body said this places Guyana as the second lowest in the Caribbean in terms of the CPI, Haiti being the lowest with a score of 19.
“It is interesting to note that the World Bank’s assessment of Guyana was 23 out of 100 which is somewhat lower than the average score of 27,” TIGI said.
In addition, as recent as this week, the World Bank released its 2014 World Development Report which indicated that, with a per capita income of US$3,410, Guyana has also been rated as the second lowest in the Caribbean, the lowest again being Haiti.
Research has shown that the main cause of corruption is poverty, and the two assessments on Guyana, that is, the CPI and the per capita income, are further confirmation of this.
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