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The Mafia has turned into one of Italy’s biggest business enterprises with a turnover of more than $120bn (\u00a360bn) a year, a new report says.<\/p>\n

The report, prepared by Italy’s leading retailer’s association, warns of growing Mafia influence in the south.<\/p>\n

It estimates that 7% of Italy’s output is filtered off by organised crime.<\/p>\n

Hush money<\/p>\n

The retailer’s association says it is seriously concerned by the spread of Mafia extortion rackets from small to big businesses.<\/p>\n

Some of Italy’s best known and largest construction companies are denounced by name in the report for allegedly turning a blind eye to organised crime.<\/p>\n

Organised crime is present in all areas of the economy, from food manufacture to tourism, from real estate to finance and in the service industries, the report says.<\/p>\n

Big business also finds it easier to negotiate agreements with the Mafia rather than to denounce extortion rackets to the police, it adds.<\/p>\n

The study alleges that 20% of Italian shops pay regular hush money to criminals to carry on business undisturbed.<\/p>\n

The proportion is much higher in southern Italy. In Sicily, eight out of 10 shops pay a regular monthly sum to the Mafia, the report says.<\/p>\n

Deputy Minister of the Interior Marco Minniti said the growth of Mafia business crime was alarming.<\/p>\n

Source: news.bbc.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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