Macao has been ranked one of the world's cleanest countries and
regions by an international graft index, local media reported
Tuesday.
The Macao Post Daily reported that the index, launched
by the Transparency International, a global graft watchdog based in
Berlin, displayed that Macao was ranked the 26th among 163
countries and regions on the graft issue.
In the Asia-Pacific, Macao was ranked the sixth cleanest
jurisdiction following New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong
and Japan, according to the index.
The Transparency International does not rank countries or
regions for which not enough data is available, according to the
newspaper.
(Xinhua News Agency November 8, 2006)