Did you know: Across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India, nearly half of all workers think that bribery and corruption are acceptable if there is an economic downturn. Corruption, bribery, theft and tax evasion, and other illicit financial flows, cost developing countries $1.26 trillion per year. That’s roughly the combined size of the economies of Switzerland, South Africa and Belgium, and comprises enough money to lift the 1.4 billion people who get by on less than $1.25 a day above the poverty threshold and keep them there for at least six years.