Washington, Aug. 11 -- The US Department of State on Tuesday (local time) released the 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report, in which department officials found that "73 of 139 governments and one entity assessed met the minimum fiscal transparency requirements".

According to a statement by the Department of State, 67 governments did not meet the minimum requirements. Of those, 14 made "significant progress" toward meeting them.

"Department officials found that 73 of 139 governments and one entity assessed met the minimum fiscal transparency requirements. Sixty-seven did not meet the minimum fiscal transparency requirements, but of those, 14 made significant progress toward meeting the minimum fiscal transparency requirements," the media not...