ba ij an ▁scores ▁just ▁ 3 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Trans par ency ▁International ▁Cor ruption ▁Per ception s ▁Index , ▁indicating ▁a ▁serious ▁problem ▁with ▁cor ruption . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Trans par ency ▁A zer ba ij an ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁scale d ▁back ▁its ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁B aku , ▁because ▁the ▁government ▁would ▁not ▁appro ve ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁fund ing ▁as ▁it ▁comes ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁country . ▁According ▁to ▁Trans par ency ▁International ▁" The ▁blank et ▁ban ▁on ▁foreign ▁gr ants ▁has ▁brought ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁civil ▁society ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁and ▁has ▁de alt ▁a ▁dev ast ating ▁blow ▁to ▁civ ic ▁initi atives ▁across ▁the ▁board ". ▁ ▁AS AN ▁service , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁president ial ▁dec ree ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁is ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁for ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁elim ination ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁public ▁services ▁and ▁received ▁United ▁Nation ' s ▁award ▁on ▁public ▁service ▁delivery . ▁AS AN ▁service ▁is ▁currently ▁research ed ▁and ▁applied ▁by ▁world ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁France ▁which ▁signed ▁a ▁memor and um ▁with ▁A zer ba ij an ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁apply ▁practice ▁of ▁AS AN ▁service ▁( mobile ▁service ▁system ) ▁in ▁France . ▁In ▁addition , ▁during ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁Pakistan ian ▁deleg ation , ▁Pak ist ani ▁side ▁expressed ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁AS AN ▁Service ▁model ▁into ▁their ▁government ▁service ▁fields ▁as ▁well