NZ public sector returns to top spot in corruption perception index

NZ public sector returns to top spot in corruption perception index
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Jan. 25 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's public sector reclaimed the top spot in Transparency International's corruption perception index in a year when policymakers pushed through legislation targeting organised crime and corruption, and clamped down on the potential misuse of foreign trusts.  The country achieved a score of 90 out of 100 for 2016 matching Denmark as the nations seen as least corrupt among 176 countries, and an improvement on the fourth-placed ranking in 2015. Finland, Sweden and Norway rounded out the top f...