> I'd argue that, for software companies, not very much If you build any successful business, including a software business, in a lawless and corrupt country y

> I'd argue that, for software companies, not very much If you build any successful business, including a software business, in a lawless and corrupt country you will have local mafias try to extort you for money the moment they hear about it. In especially corrupt countries, corrupt cops/prosecutors etc will be in on it so there will be nothing to protect you. Blackouts will be common due to a poor power grid. Likewise, internet access will be unreliable, slow and expensive due to poor infrastructure. A country like Germany is absolute godsend compared to, say, Nigeria or Cambodia.