Aiming to be corruption-free: Switzerland ranks among the top 10 least corrupt countries in the world. Yet, says global watchdog Transparency Switzerland, steps can be taken to weed out the flaw all together.

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Aiming to be corruption-free: Switzerland ranks among the top 10 least corrupt countries in the world. Yet, says global watchdog Transparency Switzerland, steps can be taken to weed out the flaw all together.

According to the latest data, businessmen, academics and analysts have allotted Finland and Iceland the top position as being the world's least corrupt countries. After falling behind to the 12th position earlier on, Switzerland has been ranked eighth this year in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International (TI)--a non-government organisation, with its branches spread across many regions worldwide.

Though the climb marks a reduction in corruption levels, the difference is not significant enough to confirm a decrease in the number of cases of corruption and bribery. In addition, a recent survey by...

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