HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Kazakhstan
Belgium
Indices
Overall Score:
39 out of 100
Rank:
93 out of 180
Rank:
78 out of 141
Overall Score:
63 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,53 out of 1
Rank:
65 out of 142
Overall Score:
60 out of 150
Rank:
118 out of 140
Overall Score:
6,14 out of 10
Rank:
61 out of 119
Overall Score:
73 out of 100
Rank:
16 out of 180
Rank:
26 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,78 out of 1
Rank:
16 out of 142
Overall Score:
59 out of 150
Rank:
121 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,31 out of 10
Rank:
35 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Kazakhstan
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2008.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2020.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The second evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2013.
SCO
Belgium
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
Kazakhstan
  1. Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Articles 218, 250, 253, 361, 364, 366-368, 417
    (Уголовный кодекс: статьи 218, 250, 253, 361, 364, 366-368, 417), (Russian);

  2. Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan of July 5, 2014 No. 235-V ZRK: Chapter 34 «Administrative Corruption Offences»
    (Кодекс Республики Казахстан об административных правонарушениях от 5 июля 2014 г. № 235-V ЗРК, Глава 34 - Административные коррупционные правонарушения), (Russian);

  3. Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of November 18, 2015 No. 410-V ZRK «On Countering Corruption»
    (Закон Республики Казахстан от 18 ноября 2015 г. №410-V ЗРК «О противодействии коррупции»), (Russian);

  4. Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of November 23, 2015 No. 416-V ZRK «On Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan»
    (Закон Республики Казахстан от 23 ноября 2015 г. № 416-V ЗРК «О государственной службе Республики Казахстан»), (Russian);

  5. Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of December 29, 2015 No. 153 «On the Measures for Further Improvement of Ethical Norms and Rules of Conduct of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (with the Code of Ethics of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
    (Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 29 декабря 2015 г. № 153 «О мерах по дальнейшему совершенствованию этических норм и правил поведения государственных служащих Республики Казахстан»), (Russian).

Belgium

1. Criminal Code: Articles 246-250, 254-256, 504bis, 504ter
(Wetboek van Strafrecht: Art. 246-250, 254-256, 504bis, 504ter), (Dutch);

2. Law of November 28, 2022 «On the Protection of Whistleblowers Reporting Breaches of Union or National Law Committed by Legal Persons in the Private Sector»
(Wet van 28 november 2022, betreffende de bescherming van melders van inbreuken op het Unie- of nationale recht vastgesteld binnen een juridische entiteit in de private sector), (Dutch);

3. Law of December 8, 2022 «On Disclosure Channels and Whistleblower Protection in the Federal Public Authorities and the Integrated Police»
(Wet van 8 december 2022, betreffende de meldingskanalen en de bescherming van de melders van integriteitsschendingen in de federale overheidsinstanties en bij de geïntegreerde politie), (Dutch);

4. Circular of May 5, 2014 «On the Management of Conflicts of Interest in Public Procurement: "Revolving Door"»
(Omzendbrief 5 mei 2014 - Overheidsopdrachten - Belangenvermenging – Draaideurconstructie), (Dutch);

5. The Code of Ethics for Federal Public Officials
(Deontologisch Kader), (Dutch).

 

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Kazakhstan
  1. National Anti-Corruption Agency
    (Сыбайлас жемқорлыққа қарсы іс-қимыл ұлттық агенттігі), (Kazakh/Russian/English).

Belgium
  1. Central Bureau for Countering Corruption, Federal Police of Belgium
    (Office Central pour la Répression de la Corruption), (Dutch/French);
  2. Central Anti-Corruption Bureau
    (Centrale Dienst voor de Bestrijding van Corruptie), (Dutch/French);
  3. Federal Prosecutor's Office
    (Federaal parket), (Dutch/French).

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