Egypt climbs 20 spots in Transparency International's corruption index

 

 Egypt was among the biggest improvers in the 2014 corruption perceptions index issued by Transparency International.

North Africa's largest economy climbed 20 spots to the 94th rank out of 175 countries, the Berlin-based group said today. Egypt was ranked 114th in 2013. It scored 37 points out of 100 in 2014, a 5 point increase over last year.

Perceived government corruption fuelled anger against former president Hosni Mubarak who was ousted in a 2011 popular uprising.