Are you saying in Germany there are enough rich greedy German businessesmen who will further enrich themselves so obviously on taxpayer money with the help of German politicians feigning corruption as incompetence? In Germany, the most efficient country in Europe? Nein, I can't believe that! Everyone knows only South/Eastern Europe is corrupt, never Germany. /s

At higher levels I'd actually say incompetence and corruption are basically synonymous in Germany. Even when people casually mention incompetence (e.g. Andreas "Andi" Scheuer), they know and mean corruption, just not proven (yet).

Germany somehow manages to have the reputation that there isn't "low level corruption", though there is plenty of that to go around.

Having worked closely with a lot of C levels in Automotive, Banking and now Energy in Germany, I can easily say this is the most corrupt place I've ever worked. Morally and Financially..

London, Netherlands, New York, Zurich and Paris.