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The 10 ‘Most Corrupt’ Countries In The World

Roberto Saviano, the anti-mafia expert, has made headlines after describing the UK as the “most corrupt country in the world.”

Speaking at the Hay festival, the journalist, who has been living under armed guard since exposing a crime syndicate in Italy, described London’s banking system as “criminal capitalism”.

“If I asked what is the most corrupt place on Earth, you might say it’s Afghanistan, maybe Greece, Nigeria, the south of Italy. I would say it is the UK,” he said.

“It’s not UK bureaucracy, police, or politics, but what is corrupt is the financial capital. Ninety per cent of the owners of capital in London have their headquarters offshore.”

However, according to the Corruption Perception Index 2015 (a research project undertaken by anti-corruption non-profit Transparency.org) the UK is actually ranked the 10th least corrupt country on the planet.

But who are the most corrupt?