OECD recent Assessments of Central Asia’s: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan urge stronger actions to combat high-level corruption

The reports show that most of these countries have anti-corruption strategies in place. Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have enhanced the transparency of public procurement; Kazakhstan has implemented measures to improve business integrity, and Mongolia has significantly reformed its judiciary in line with international standards. However, overall progress in fighting corruption in these countries is limited, anti-corruption reforms are stagnating, and some countries, such as Kyrgyzstan, have moved backwards on several aspects.