countries are considered the most corrupt in the world will look at the new ranking from transparency international where the african country again tops the list. also in the show we'll introduce you to a young activist at davos with a plan to beat climate change and it's not. business business africa europe has on africa the global business news on d.w.i. welcome. corruption is a part of life in many countries around the globe lots it need not be according to transparency international the berlin based organization has now released its annual corruption perceptions index and again african country tops the list africans target of being told they live in the most corrupt continent on the planet year after year we want to discuss that with our correspondent in a moment but 1st this from. people around the world are showing their rage at corrupt officials and political systems they're protesting on the streets in haiti in lebanon in israel and romania corruption is a problem worldwide say experts no nation is completely free of it the berlin based ngo transparency international ranks countries in its

a new ranking by n.g.o.s transparency international has revealed the most corrupt countries in the world the findings show an increase in perceived corruption in some major economies including the us canada france and britain but which country tops the list take a look. at people around the world are showing their rage at corrupt officials and political systems they're protesting on the streets in haiti in lebanon in israel and romania corruption is a problem worldwide say experts no nation is completely free of it the berlin based ngo transparency international ranks countries in its corruption perceptions index on a scale of 0 to 100. the less corrupt a country is seen to be the higher it score the new index published today has denmark with 87 points in 1st place followed by new zealand and finland as in the past several years at the bottom of the scale are serious south sudan and in last place somalia with just 9 points. and unfortunately those countries are interim or old and models or which is the between corruption and that is that this is another problem according to the n.g.o.s t

a problem worldwide say experts no nation is completely free of it the berlin based ngo transparency internationalranks countries in its corruption perceptions index on a scale of 0 to 100. the less corrupt a country is seen to be the higher it score the new index published today has denmark with 87 points in 1st place followed by new zealand and finland as in the past several years at the bottom of the scale are serious south sudan and in last place somalia with just 9 points. and unfortunately those countries are in turmoil and violence and war which is 33 in russia and that is that this is another problem according to the n.g.o.s the often cozy connection between politics and capital. is it we have big money that is his election campaign is basing its data in a carriage and it is a state of corruption and cronyism and corruption but some countries have found ways of combat in corruption angola for instance began to take judicial steps against cronyism and embezzlement of the highest levels in 2017 and has now moved up 7 points in the index. back to them facility in davos ben you've spoken there

and sure a thorough and depended and transparent international investigation open to grieving nations governed by the convention on international civil aviation forte ensure iran assumes full responsibility for the downing of flight 752 and recognizes its duties to the families of the victims including compensation 5th ensure accountability for those responsible to an independent criminal and vis the geisha and followed by transparent and impartial judicial proceedings which conform to international standards of due process and human rights we have seen cooperation from iran so far but we continue to monitor on a daily basis and urge continued cooperation we will continue to share information and lessons learned with each other to stand in solidarity and to speak with one voice as we pursue justice. for the victim of this horrific tragedy we will be pleased to take your questions so questions here at the microphone 1st question or will leave that press briefing that point the foreign ministers of canada the ukraine suite and afghanistan and the u.k. making a joint statement on the ira

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transparent investigation. ukraine has said they need at least a0 investigators on site. international talk us through that. what is it going to look like? according tojustin trudeau, the canadian prime minister, iran has been very cooperative in issuing visas for investigators, mr trudeau asked for accountability, transparency and justice for some the iranian authorities are not famous for any of those but given they have taken responsibilty for the event, which is very unusual, maybe more co—operative? possibly. especially because there are now other countries involved, it is no longer an iranian matter, there is the international community and they want answers, so one can only hope they will cooperate. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, has been speaking in ottawa earlier today. iran's admission that its own armed forces unintentionally shot down flight 752 is an important step towards providing answers for families, but i noted that many more steps must be taken. a full and complete investigation must be conducted. we need full clarity on how such a horrific tragedy coul

transparent investigation. ukraine has said they need at least a0 investigators on site. internationaln, talk us through that. what is it going to look like? so according tojustin trudeau, the canadian prime minister, iran has been very cooperative in issuing visas for the investigators to go, and mr trudeau asked for accountability, transparency and justice for some the iranian authorities are not famous for any of those but given they have taken responsibilty for the event, which is very unusual, maybe more co—operative? possibly. especially because there are now other countries involved, it is no longer an iranian matter, there is the international community and they want answers, so one can only hope they will cooperate. the northern ireland assembly has sat for the first time in three years after a deal to restore power sharing at stormont. the dup leader arlene foster has been appointed first minister, while sinn fein‘s michelle 0'neill is deputy first minister. chris page reports. it's been a long, tense, exhausting journey to bring back northern ireland's government. for three

the names are different these lobbyists seem to have some very deep pockets according to transparency international in 2019 google spent some 8000000 euros trying to get into brussels good graces while the lobbying budgets of the big 4 have skyrocketed since 2014 so why is this new digital tax regime causing them such a headache well until recently most digital giants pay their tax bill in the country where they're registered but as they've grown questions are being asked as to why they were paying tax income derived in individual countries their fronts led the charge by imposing this so-called attacks causing the trumpet ministration to go into a tailspin. but the companies are one of the british version of. the corner and trump say they are still talking things through. for a free couple from facebook other countries in europe are now gearing up to take a slice of the profits point even the brits you know longer agree with the e.u. on anything on the same page plan to go ahead without it for services tax it's only says it to you is gearing up for a digital tax leaving the us to throw more threats

the moment corruption is also something that's holding back global efforts according to transparency international and i spoke to bill browder about that he's russia's most wanted man he was once one of the biggest foreign investors in russia but is now basically on the run from the russians ok been a really poor day hearing more for you in the next half hour in our business with our business team ben thanks for now. i'm terry martin thanks for watching did. the. subject. actually written it just shows how much such a threat shows the box . cars tax. credit smart place to get with your good looks the below and mobility show every week w. earth home to millions of species. worth saving. google ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas that protect the climate boost green energy solutions and reforestation. using interactive content to inspire people to take action google ideas the environment series of global 3000 on t.w. and online. can i am here can. stick close display still has just. been standing kiran. intense does it camp. own net trains kimi or eve

continued to mourn its 57 dead, the prime minister demanded that iran cooperate with a full and transparent internationalgation. iran must take full responsibility. canada will not rest until we get the accountability, justice and closure that the families deserve. the question now is how much access iran will give to the crash site and data from the wreckage. only then will we know if today's admission of responsibility will be enough to de—escalate the latest confrontation in the middle east. james landale, bbc news. president trump has tweeted his support for the protesters in iran, saying: and, to help his message of solidarity across, he also been tweeting in farsi. i spoke to ali hamedani from bbc persian and asked him why president trump has been tweeting in farsi. twitter is blocked in iran. so people cannot have direct access to twitter. there are multiple ways people can get access to twitter, but iranian people inside iran follow news through the international media, including the bbc, so they know what president trump said, especially in persian. it was tweeted to attract my attention. i was

third, ensure a thorough and independent and transparent international investigation, open to grievingds of due process and human rights. we have seen cooperation from iran so far, but we continue to monitor on a daily basis and urge continue cooperation. we will continue to share information and lessons learned with each other, to stand in solidarity and to speak with one voice as we pursue justice for the victims of this horrific tragedy. we will now be placed to take your questions. minister, could i ask you about the repatriation of bodies. could you bring us up to date on that situation and could you tell us how this criminal investigation would work peshmerga where you would pursue it, what charges you might consider pursuing at the same time and what international body with this happen in or would it be in iran? the repatriation of bodies, as you know, the first order that we did was obviously to cooperate with each other, with the identification of the remains. as you know that is why we call on iran's cooperation to ensure that the process to identify the bodies and remains wo

continued to mourn its 57 dead, the prime minister demanded that iran cooperate with a full and transparent internationalgation. iran must take full responsibility. canada will not rest until we get the accountability, justice and closure that the families deserve. the question now is how much access iran will give to the crash site and data from the wreckage. only then will we know if today's admission of responsibility will be enough to de—escalate the latest confrontation in the middle east. james landale, bbc news. president trump has tweeted his support for the protesters in iran, saying: and to help his message of solidarity across, he also tweeted it out in farsi. well, i spoke with middle east expert rodger shanahan from the lowy institute and asked him how significant the protests in iran are. it's very difficult to understand exactly what national sentiment is in a country with 85 million people, so if they are looking at protests in and around universities in tehran, for example, it's probably not significant, and the numbers that we have seen so far don't appear to be over significant, so i t

continued to mourn its 57 dead, the prime minister demanded that iran cooperate with a full and transparent internationalgation. iran must take full responsibility. canada will not rest until we get the accountability, justice and closure that the families deserve. the question now is how much access iran will give to the crash site and data from the wreckage. only then will we know if today's admission of responsibility will be enough to de—escalate the latest confrontation in the middle east. james landale, bbc news. and you can follow all the latest developments to this story on the bbc news website. there you will find how the iranian admission unfolded and the reaction it's triggered in the us, canada and ukraine. log on to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. senior members of the royal family, including the queen, will meet on monday to discuss the future for prince harry and meghan following their decision last week to step back from their prominent roles in the royal family. the summit at the queen's sandringham residence in eastern england is expected to look at a range of possibilities.

mismanagement helped fuel the instability that drives people to flee countries in the top 10 of transparency international's corruption perceptions and next major contributors to the international migrant crisis places like afghanistan syria south sudan and somalia. in venezuela where the crisis has reached. stunna same time mentions poverty has always been a fact of life here but when oil prices were high then president chavez launched ambitious social programs awash in petro dollars the country also continue to take on debt corruption further drain the public coffers. crash of 24 team was the final blow. thanks it's the most vulnerable who have suffered the most. her. lives with her 7 children in a slum on venezuela's caribbean coast her. whole you. also it's a. battle my husband went to peru because of the crisis where you are that he went there to send us help the rebellion. if he hadn't gone there we would have died of hunger. than they were on one of them we would have starved to death that sunday when a lot of them. cut up. i . see a little lost some money when he has no work for a week he can't send

continued to mourn its 57 dead, the prime minister demanded that iran cooperate with a full and transparent internationalon. iran must take full responsibility. canada will not rest until we get the accountability, justice and closure that the families deserve. the question now is how much access iran will give to the crash site and data from the wreckage. only then will we know if today's admission of responsibility will be enough to de—escalate the latest confrontation in the middle east. james landale, bbc news. for more on the reaction from canada, i spoke with cbc reporter ashley burke and asked how many investigators canada is planning to send. right now, canada is only allowed to send to transportation safety board investigators to iran. —— two. they are in turkey waiting for their visas to be processed, and that is because everyone has not granted canada full access to the site to be actively involved in this investigation. —— iran has not granted. instead, because they lost canadian people in this crash, they have rights under international aviation requirements that allows them to send at least

continued to mourn its 57 dead, the prime minister demanded that iran cooperate with a full and transparent internationalan must take full responsibility. canada will not rest until we get the accountability, justice and closure that the families deserve. the question now is how much access iran will give to the crash site and data from the wreckage. only then will we know if today's admission of responsibility will be enough to de—escalate the latest confrontation in the middle east. james landale, bbc news. there have also been protests in toronto against the iranian regime. aleem mazbool is there. well, the weather conditions have been terrible and still all day people have been coming to the tribute site here in toronto. just a short while ago, in the last half—an—hour also, there was a small protest here as well with people shouting "down with the islamic republic", but as you heard... a chant has started again, the same chant, but you heard the prime minister, justin trudeau, has been speaking and he talked of being outraged and furious and what he said there, also echoed by british prime minister