Ukraine ranks among countries with high levels of organized crime – WEF

The rating shows what how organized crime influences businesses / Photo from UNIAN

20:59, 26.11.2017

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Ukraine has been included in the list of the countries with high levels of organized crime, according to a rating compiled by World Economic Forum (WEF) experts.

Ukraine currently ranks 113th in the list of 137 countries with a score of 3.9 on a scale of 1 to 7 (best), according to the rating posted on the WEF's website.

A score of 1 means that organized crime (mafia-oriented racketeering, extortion) imposes costs on businesses to a great extent (huge costs) and 7 means it imposes no costs.

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According to the WEF, Finland, Norway and Oman have the best scores.

The rating is based on data of 2015-2016.

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