Endemic corruption and political inertia at a local level make it easy for companies to flout regulations with impunity.

Endemic corruption ensures a constant risk of corner-cutting and use of inferior materials.

It isn't even primarily attributable to a collapse in oil prices or endemic corruption.

The scandal will stoke concerns over the state of corporate governance in a country blighted by endemic corruption.

Dressed casually in jeans and a sweater, the anti-corruption activist and blogger spoke passionately, denouncing the capital's endemic corruption, spiralling crime rates, poor housing and illegal migration.