Corruption on the increase

A Government appointed a consultant, de Speville has said that the causes of corruption include economic development, get rich mentality, and imported foreign business people (small and medium enterprises).

Speaking at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) stakeholders' meeting held on Wednesday this week, de Speville said that the consequences and costs of corruption include reversing economic growth, weakening democratic institutions, hampering socio-economic development, reducing trust on rule of law, unfair competition, huge costs of poor contract performance, among others.