Sweden can become your country to give up cash. In a country that first in 1661 he introduced paper money in circulation, it is now believed that the banknotes have outlived and are no longer needed. In most šveds′kih towns even tickets for bus pay using mobile services. Banks in the country and had refused to cash transactions. Even the Church accepts donations from for plastic cards. Now the proportion of cash in the Swedish economy constitutes only 3% against, for example, 7% to 9% in the United States and the European Union. The Daily mail writes that after reducing traffic flow, significantly reduced crime rates. In 2008, in Sweden were robbed just over 100 banks, and in 2011-total 16. However, the sharp rise in the number of hacker attacks and Internet crimes. In 2000, they were approximately 3.3 thousand, in the past, about 20 thousand. For the second year in a row, Sweden takes first place in the global information technology report. Also note that in recent times the level of cyber crime is growing rapidly in Ukraine. Experts note that Ukraine is a very important centre of hacking, next to Russia, Brazil, China and to a lesser extent, India. However, unlike Sweden, reasons for the growth of cybercrime and others in those countries sufficiently educated young population, high unemployment and limited employment opportunities.
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