The region, with the world's highest youth unemployment rate, requires the creation of 33.3 million jobs by 2030 to accommodate the large number of candidates each year.

The index shows that Jordan scored 47 points and is ahead of 119 countries in combating corruption, including Malaysia, China, Bahrain, Kuwait, Turkey and Egypt.

Casinos often prefer to close their eyes to how clients finance their bets, allowing their tables to become conduits for illegal activity, according to Maira Martini of anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International.

The index draws its data from a number of indicators issued by reputable international organizations, such as the World Competitiveness Yearbook.

The report shows that Jordan has progressed by several indicators, and maintained its rank in some other indicators in 2021.

Across the MENA region, years of corruption has left countries woefully unprepared to face the COVID-19 pandemic

Any minister or senior official found guilty of corruption could be relieved of their job.

According to Transparency International, Kuwait in 2020 ranked 78 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perception Index.

The Lebanese pound has lost around 90% of what it was worth in late 2019 Matters made worse by the August 4 Beirut Port explosion last year Lebanon’s currency reached new lows on Sunday, June 12, trading at around 15,150 to the dollar, said local reports. With this, the Lebanese...

Law enforcement, criminalization, international cooperation, assets recovery focus of draft

The UAE in 2020 ranked 21 out of 180 countries across the world in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, which is the highest rank for a GCC country on that list