Average bribe in Russia triples
The average bribe in Russia has nearly tripled in price this year, reaching 613,700 rubles ($9,440 at today's rate), states an annual report published the Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights. According to association’s chair, Maria Bast, one year ago the average bribe in Russia stood at 218,400 rubles, or about $5,600. She noted that that in dollars, the average amount of money paid as a bribe grew by 40 percent between August 2014 and September 2015.