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By the Numbers.(Periscope)(Brief article)

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Emerging markets offer enticing opportunities for companies -- and criminals too. A new survey of 5,428 companies in 40 countries suggests just how widespread the problem is.

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Average amount, in millions of dollars, that the surveyed companies lost to fraud in the past two years

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