The websites listed below provide useful facts on Argentina as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in Argentina:

• International Finance Corporation: Latin America & the Caribbean SME Toolkit (in Spanish)
  Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs.
• Business Fighting Corruption
  An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption.
• CIA World Factbook: Argentina Profile
• World Bank: Argentina Data Profile

Sources for further reading:

• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Argentina 2010.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Argentina 2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2009.
• Global Integrity: Argentina Country Report 2008.

OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Status: Entry into Force of Implementing Legislation 10 November 1999. Deposit of Instrument of Ratification 8 February 2001. Entry into Force 9 April 2001.

This field describes the country's status on the OECD Convention on Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. View the list of signatories to the OECD Convention. Read more about the OECD Convention.

UNCAC Status: Signed 10 December 2003. Ratified 28 August 2006.

This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC. The Government of Argentina participated in a pilot programme to test methodologies for UNCAC implementation review. The corresponding Argentina UNCAC Pilot Review Programme Implementation Report 2010 is the outcome of a peer review process and assesses the implementation of selected UNCAC articles. Participation in the programme and publication of the report was purely voluntary.

Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:

• Inter-American Convention Against Corruption: Signed 28 March 1996. Ratified 4 August 1997.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Signed 12 December 2000. Ratified 19 November 2002.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.

Transparency CPI: 2011: 100/182 (Score: 3)

Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.

World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2010: -0.44

World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption' indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2010.

OECD Country Risk Classification (0-7): 2010: 7

Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.

Data Verification:

Publication date: June 2011

Data verified by: Global Advice Network