Partners call for enhanced market oversight and combating commercial fraud and fake educational entities.

The “Partners for Transparency” Foundation issued its monthly report, “Corruption Logbook for May 2026,” which monitored 77 corruption incidents in various sectors, recording stability in the number of recorded corruption incidents.

The report showed that the supply sector continued to top the list of the most corrupt sectors for the fifth consecutive month with a rate of 36.36%, followed by the financial and banking sector with a rate of 27.27%, then the local government and administrative corruption sector with a rate of 18.18%, then the education sector with a rate of 14.28%, and finally the health sector with a rate of 3.90%.

Cairo Governorate came in first place with 20.78% of the total incidents observed, followed by Minya and Alexandria Governorates with 9.09% and 7.79% respectively. These three governorates together constituted about 37.66% of the total corruption incidents during the month.

The report noted the continuation of oversight activity during May, with relevant authorities conducting more than 28 inspection campaigns in the supply sector, and more than 21 campaigns to combat money laundering, embezzlement, and illicit enrichment, in addition to more than 7 campaigns to shut down unlicensed and fraudulent educational entities and academies. The month also saw the issuance of court rulings imposing life and life sentences in cases involving the forgery of official documents and disability cards, and the embezzlement of subsidized agricultural fertilizers. Furthermore, officials and employees were referred to criminal and disciplinary trials on charges of embezzlement, profiteering, and financial and administrative violations. Parliamentary oversight activity during the month also included the submission of inquiries regarding suspected misuse of public funds in the 2026 World Cup mission, as well as the repercussions of the disruption to the digital transformation system at the National Social Insurance Authority and its impact on beneficiaries' rights.

The report recommended the need to intensify market oversight to reduce commercial fraud, enhance oversight of the financial sector using artificial intelligence technologies, establish electronic verification rules for educational entities, expedite the issuance of the Local Government Law, tighten oversight of the health sector and medical facilities, enact legislation to protect whistleblowers, and launch community awareness campaigns to promote a culture of integrity and transparency.