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EGYPT receives an overall "Very 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
On the Feb 3, 2006, Egyptians woke up to a great disaster: The Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 ferry sank shortly after leaving Saudi Arabia on its way to the Egyptian port of Safaga. Only 338 passengers survived out of 1,414 who were on board.
The parliamentary committee that investigated the catastrophe found that the ferry's owner had failed to meet a series of basic safety standards. The committee condemned "wicked collaboration" between the shipping company and some top government officials. The investigation indicated that the circumstances of the accident "point to a hideous image of corruption in a utility related to people's lives".
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