Guatemala Country Profile
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General Information Sources The World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2012 . World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 . Latinobarómetro: Annual Report 2011 Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Guatemala 2011 . US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Guatemala 2011 . Dialogo: 'President-Elect Otto Pérez Molina Vows Crackdown on Drug Cartels in Guatemala', 5 December 2011. International Foundation for Electoral Systems: Elections in Guatemala November 6 Run-off Presidential Election, November 2011 . Boston.com: 'Guatemala leader authorizes extradition of ex-pres', 16 November 2011. Latinobarómetro: Annual Report 2010 The World Bank & IFC: Enterprise Surveys 2010 . Global Integrity: Guatemala Country Report 2010 . US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Guatemala 2010 . Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Guatemala 2010 . The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Guatemala 2010 . IBIS: 'Guatemala: Advokaten Rosenberg planlagde mordet på sig selv', 13 January 2010. The Guatemala Times: 'Guatemala's society reacts to UN Rosenberg findings', 13 January 2010. The Guatemala Times: 'Guatemala: Rosenberg murder was suicide', 12 January 2010. The Guardian: 'Lawyer's Video from beyond Grave accuses Guatemalan President of ordering Hit', 13 May 2009. Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2009 . US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Guatemala 2009 . The World Bank: Country Partnership Strategy for the Republic of Guatemala 2008 . US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Guatemala 2008 . Latinobarómetro: Annual Report 2008 (see English version). Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Guatemala 2008 . AFP: 'Guatemala se dota de ley para favoreces transparencia y combatir corruptión', 24 September 2008. El Pais: 'El Presidente del Congreso de Guatemala dimite por corrupción', 7 August 2008. Transparency International: Transparency Watch - Interview of the Month (with Rafael Espada), January 2008. European Commission: Guatemala Country Strategy Paper 2007-2013 . Transparency International: National Integrity Systems Country Study Report Guatemala 2007 . Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2007 . Congressional Research Service: Guatemala: 2007 Elections and Issues for Congress, 2007 . CNN: 'Center-Left Wins Presidential Elections in Guatemala', 5 November 2007. CNN: 'Crime, Immigration Issues Dominate Guatemala Debate', 31 August 2007. The Economist: 'Guatemala's Pre-Election Violence', 9 August 2007. Los Angeles Times: 'Guatemala's shadowy presidential race; Dirty tricks, a vulgar innuendo and the dark influence drug funds combine to cast a pall over the campaign', 31 July 2007. Acción Ciudadana: Índice de Percepción y Experiencias de Corrupción de Guatemala (IPEC), 2006 (in Spanish). Corruption Levels Sources
Judicial System Police Licences, Infrastructure and Public Utilities Land Administration Tax Administration Customs Administration Public Procurement and Contracting Environment, Natural Resources and Extractive Industry Public Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Guatemala 2011 . US Department of State: Background Note - Guatemala 2011 . In Sight: 'Guatemala's UN-Backed Justice Commission Faces Budget Cuts', 29 November 2011. Voices Against Corruption: 'Guatemala News - Hope for a New era in Transparency and Anti-Corruption', 22 February 2011. Global Issues: 'Guatemala: New Law Hits Drug Cartels, Corrupt Officials Where They Hurt', 30 December 2010. IPS News Agency: 'New Challenges for Anti-Corruption Commission', 27 August 2010. US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Guatemala 2010 . Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Guatemala 2010 . Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Guatemala 2010 . Global Integrity: Guatemala Country Report 2010 . The World Bank: Country Partnership Strategy for the Republic of Guatemala 2008 . US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Guatemala 2008 . Guatemala News: 'Guatemala's Vice-President launches anti-corruption campaign', 17 November 2008. AFP: 'Guatemala se dota de ley para favoreces transparencia y combatir corruptión', 24 September 2008. El Periódico: 'Gobierno instala comisión de transparancia y anticorrupción', 16 February 2008. Gobierno de Guatemala: 'Comisión de Transparencia presenta plan de trabajo', 15 February 2008. Transparency International: National Integrity Systems Country Study Report Guatemala 2007 . Global Integrity: Guatemala Country Report 2006 . Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Guatemala 2006 . Acción Ciudadana: Informe Nacional - Guatemala, Contrataciones Públicas (in Spanish). Private Anti-Corruption Initiatives Sources
