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Thursday 02 October 2008, San José, Costa Rica 
Nicaragua Claims Zero Corruption
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 Nicaragua Claims Zero Corruption
 Nicaragua's Comptroller General has said that no public officials have been punished for corruption during the first 18 months of President Ortega's term, and this showed an improvement in the conduct of government employees in contrast to previous governments.

The statement flies in the face of the findings of Transparency International's 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index which gave the country the dubious honour of being ranked the most corrupt country to do business in within Central America.

Overall, Nicaragua came 134th out of 180 countries.

President Ortega has been credited with making greater efforts to show pro-business credentials since his re-election, although there remains uncertainty about the government's economic policies.
 
 

 

 
 
 

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