Improving Anti-bribery System Imperative

The index on the risk of bribery in Indonesia, which has been relatively stagnant, indicates the need to improve the anti-bribery and anticorruption system. The government’s political will is badly needed.

KOMPAS/HERU SRI KUMORO

The former president director of PT Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar, leaves the Corruption Eradication

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Doing business in Indonesia is still highly susceptible to bribery. The optimization and improvement of the anti-bribery and anticorruption system in private and public sectors constitute an urgent necessity for the government to realize to reduce the risk of bribery and the risk of its negative impact on the business world.

The Bribery Risk Matrix 2019 by TRACE International, released this month, ranks Indonesia 90th out of 200 countries. TRACE International is an anti-bribery business association with more than 500 multinational members and clients in the world.