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Transparency International will release its 18th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on 5 December 2012 at 05.00 GMT.

This year’s index ranks 176 countries/territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption including Ireland. The index draws on 13 surveys covering expert assessments and surveys of businesspeople. The Corruption Perceptions Index is the leading indicator of public sector corruption, offering a yearly snapshot of the relative degree of the corruption problem by ranking countries from all over the globe.