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Top 10 Least Corrupted Countries in the World

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Corruption has a diminishing affect over a country’s economy and growth. The corruption rate of a country exhibits it’s many traits like social security, crime rates, living standards, etc. While corruption rates are high in some countries, there are others where the law has a strong grip over the lawbreakers and the money seekers. Almost everyone is familiar with the economic crisis in Greece where corruption amongst the politicians played an effective role in the country’s economic downfall. Here is a list of the top 10 countries with the least corruption rates. 10. Luxembourg Luxembourg has a unitary parliamentary system with a constitutional monarchy. The country’s  government is highly concerned about the implementation of anti-corruption laws. The administration within judiciary is also very transparent in this country. Luxembourg also has the lowest corruption rate in the European Union. Luxembourg is also known to have  the highest average salary in the world...

Town in Switzerland offering €60,000 to young people to live there

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Switzerland is one of the most expensive countries to live in the entire world. With the strict immigration laws, finding a job and living in Switzerland is not that easy. But to everyone’s surprise, a Swiss town is offering young people €60,000 to live there. This has come up due to the rapid population plunge in the Swiss town of Albinen. Last month, the only school in the locality closed down because only seven children live there. After this, the fed up locals filed a petition to the mayor of the town to attract new families so that they can repopulate this Swiss town. The town’s population has declined so much in the past decade that now only 240 residents live there. The numbers are decreasing day by day due to the migration of the people to the big cities in recent years. The town is offering anyone who wishes to move here 25,000 CHF(€21,500), with an additional 10,000 CHF(€8,500) per child. So, a family of four can get a sum of €60,000 if they meet the criter...