I agree, you're probably better of partnering with a trusted friend who grew up there, and knows the market a lot better, who needs a little money starting a lo

I agree, you're probably better of partnering with a trusted friend who grew up there, and knows the market a lot better, who needs a little money starting a local restaurant chain, or perhaps provide funding for businesses in markets that are artificially restricted to locals (for example, perhaps there is a country where the owner of a mine must be a local - you could provide funding for minority ownership).