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What can cause corruption?
Causes
- Greed of money, desires.
- Higher levels of market and political monopolization.
- Low levels of democracy, weak civil participation and low political transparency.
- Higher levels of bureaucracy and inefficient administrative structures.
- Low press freedom.
- Low economic freedom.
Is Croatia safer than the US?
Statistically, Croatia is one of the safest countries in the world. The stats don’t lie: Croatia is the 19th-safest country in the world! That means that Croatia is statistically safer than both the UK and the US. The only safety issues you’re likely to encounter will involve pickpockets and scammers.
How corrupt is Croatia?
A 2013 Global Corruption Barometer report of TI shows that 29\% of respondents believe that level of corruption increased in Croatia. Transparency International’s 2017 Corruption Perception Index ranks the country 57th place out of 180 countries.
Is Croatia safer than USA?
Statistically, Croatia is one of the safest countries in the world. That means that Croatia is statistically safer than both the UK and the US. The only safety issues you’re likely to encounter will involve pickpockets and scammers.
How corrupt is Croatia’s public procurement sector?
There is a high risk of corruption in Croatia’s public procurement sector. More than 60 percent of companies believe that corruption is widespread in public procurement managed both by national and local authorities ( European Commission, Feb. 2014 ).
What are the risks of doing business in Croatia?
Moderate to high corruption risks, political patronage and inefficient bureaucracy are among the challenges companies may face when doing business in Croatia. Corruption and bribery are especially prevalent in the judiciary, public procurement, and the building and construction sector.
How corrupt is Croatia’s tax system?
Nearly half of Croatians believe corruption is widespread among tax officials, but only one percent of Croatians surveyed indicated having paid a bribe to the tax agency in the preceding year (Eurobarometer 2014, GCB 2013). Tax regulations are considered an obstacle to doing business (GCR 2017-2018).
Is Croatia a safe country?
Like, so many. Crime rates in Croatia are relatively low: the homicide rate has been dropping since 1995. And when it comes to overall ‘peace’ the 2018 Global Peace Index ranks it as number 27 out of 163 countries; that’s between Bulgaria and Chile. It’s decent in terms of general safety, basically.