Ukraine received a red card
A large international company that advises businessmen and potential investors, Pricewaterhouse, has given Ukraine a “red card” due to the colossal level of corruption in the country.
Former head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Igor Smeshko announced this on air on TV channel 112, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to him, if in civilized countries the level of corruption in business is no more than 25%, then in Ukraine it reaches 75%.
Pricewaterhouse conducted research in the 16th and 17th years on the level of corruption. Surveys among entrepreneurs who do business. In '16 we had 56%, now we have 75%. That is, 75% is the level of corruption that entrepreneurs face. The average for all developed countries is no more than 25%. Beyond 25% is already a red card, that the economy is sick, the law enforcement system is not functioning and this is a threat to internal national security,” Smeshko said.
Previously, experts from the World Economic Forum recognized Ukraine as the least corrupt of all corrupt countries, placing it on par with Sierra Leone, Gambia, and Iran.