1. The economic drain — the treasury's-and-investors' losses (the development's theft).
2. The market's poisoning — the trust's erosion (the investment climate, the financial stability).
3. The distributive injustice — the poor's-and-honest's subsidy of the dishonest (the regressive harm).
4. The institutions' corrosion — the corruption's systemic rot (the governance's failure).
5. The social fabric's damage — the trafficking's-and-drugs' human toll (the hidden victims).
6. The rule of law's cost — the enforcement's burden (the specialised agencies, the courts' docks).