Dutch and Swiss companies were seen as the cleanest, with Belgium, Germany and Japan close behind.

荷兰和瑞士的公司看上去是最干净的，比利时、德国和日本紧随其后。

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In this year's index, the Netherlands and Switzerland earn the highest scores, with Dutch and Swiss companies seen as least likely to bribe abroad.

在今年的排行榜中，荷兰和瑞士得分最高。这表明荷兰和瑞士的公司在海外营业时行贿的可能性最小。

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This has been causing problems for Swiss companies: several have recently released profit warnings and some have talked about moving operations out of the country.

这种情况对瑞士的公司造成问题：有些公司最近宣布利润报警，一些公司在谈论将生产迁至其他国家。

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Its smaller companies will not be covered. The head of Middle East research at Swiss-based financial firm UBS, Saud Masud,says it is a step in the right direction.

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The share repurchase is the latest of several by Swiss companies awash with cash.

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Officials at the Bank of Italy suspected that Mr Berlusconi was behind the Swiss companies.

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Analysts said the deal between the two Anglo-Swiss companies would now likely be backed by Xstrata shareholders.

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