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"Apart from foreign corporations, which are agnostic to which regime controls the country, nobody has a stake in the Congo." Corporations are going to prefer r
by kungfooey 16y ago
"Apart from foreign corporations, which are agnostic to which regime controls the country, nobody has a stake in the Congo."
Corporations are going to prefer regimes that enforce the rule of law. The Congo's primary problem (from a business standpoint) is it's lack of stability. If legal matters are not handled in a predictable way, then it's impossible for to do business in a predictable way.
While I agree that it seems like a positive development, what worries me is that Afghanistan already has a huge problem with government corruption (bribes, graft, etc). This will only make that problem worse. However, even businesses that could benefit their economy in the long run will tolerate some level of graft as long as the rule of law is enforced in a predictable manner.