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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...

Beginner's Guide to Study in Canada

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Canada is one of the top destinations for International students looking for study abroad options. Every year more than 300,000 International students come to Canada for higher studies. There are 96 universities in Canada having a total strength of more than 1.8 million students. Canada is also one of the least corrupted countries in the world. The official currency of Canada is the Canadian dollar and the national capital is Ottawa. Let’s take a look at our Study in Canada guide for International students! How much does it cost to study in Canada? While education in Canada is rather cheap for Canadian students, International students have to pay around CAD35,000 every year to pursue a degree in Canada. The tuition fee varies from university to university and is different for different courses. Universities in the province of Ontario are the most expensive when it comes to tuition fees where the cost of study averages around CAD50,000 for a degree course and CAD15,000 for a d...

Canada trials a basic income for unemployed workers

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Canada is testing a basic income policy for unemployed workers to see it’s impact over the low income groups. According to this new policy, more than 4,000 citizens of the Canadian province of Ontario will receive a monthly allowance from the government and the government will monitor the affect of the allowance over the health and well being of the people. The new allowance will allow the people to be more productive and have a positive attitude towards the society. Canada is following the footsteps of a number of other countries who have started the same policy to see it’s impact over the productivity of the region. Residents of a small province are provided with a monthly allowance regardless of their state of employment to see how it affects their productivity and well being. Although it’s too early to access the results of this scheme, residents of Ontario are already very happy and believe that this allowance will make a huge difference to their lifestyle. Tim Butto...