On the global list that measures business bribery risks, Bangladesh has ranked 178th scoring 72 points, meaning that the menace of bribery threat has been growing stronger. The list by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard setting organisation headquartered in the US, measures business bribery risk in 200 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions. Each country is given a score from 1 to 100 for each domain and for the total bribery risk. In terms of risk score, India ranked 78th, Pakistan 153rd, Afghanistan 168th, and Myanmar ranked 157th on the index. “The TRACE Matrix provides multidimensional, actionable insights about business bribery risk that can be used by companies to develop more targeted compliance procedures," TRACE President Alexandra Wrage said.

Source: bd News24 November 14, 2019 14:26 UTC