HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Malta
United Arab Emirates
Indices
Overall Score:
51 out of 100
Rank:
55 out of 180
Rank:
38 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
30 out of 142
Overall Score:
78 out of 150
Rank:
83 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,26 out of 10
Rank:
38 out of 119
Overall Score:
68 out of 100
Rank:
26 out of 180
Rank:
8 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,64 out of 1
Rank:
37 out of 142
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
UN
BRICS
Malta
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2001.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
United Arab Emirates
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • BRICS Member since 2024.
Main Legislation
Malta
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 115-121A, 121C, 121D, 124-126, (Maltese/English);

  2. Permanent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988, (Maltese/English);

  3. Public Administration Act 2019, along with Code of Ethics, (Maltese/English);

  4. Protection of the Whistleblower Act 2013, (Maltese/English);

  5. Code of Principles of Good Corporate Governance for Listed Entities, (English).

 
United Arab Emirates
  1. Federal Decree Law No. (31) of 2021 concerning Crimes and Penal Code: Article 66 – Liability of Juristic Persons, Articles 275-287, (Arabic);

  2. Federal Decree Law No. (49) of 2022 on Human Resources Law in the Federal Government, (English);

  3. Cabinet Resolution No. (48) of 2023 concerning Executive Regulations of Human Resources Law in the Federal Government), (English).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Malta
  1. Permanent Commission against Corruption of Malta, (Maltese/English).

United Arab Emirates

1. Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority, (English);

2. Economic Security Center of Dubai, (English).

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