the Iraqi economy could transform itself as quickly as those in Eastern Europe did, with abundant ‘‘latent talent’’ that would begin to flourish by 2005, with the help of investment, privatization and loans. He also said he expected oil revenue within a year to pay for the cost of government and food imports.International corporations - including those headquartered in France, Germany, and Russia - don't seem to have gotten the memo that
[Capital] doesn't go places where it feels threatened. Companies will not send employees to places that aren't secure.Here's another example.
Afganistan too:
For Kabul the future is arriving at last: the city is experiencing an internet boom. Without any infrastructure to build upon, the Afghans are rushing to install wireless connections across the city. Internet cafes are appearing in every neighbourhood, mobile phones are the must-have item, e-government initiatives are transforming the way the country is run, and e-commerce is kicking off. And even while the official infrastructure struggles to produce electricity for more than a few hours a day, home-built antennae pointed at the hills are producing an ad hoc broadband network faster, cheaper, and simpler than anything in the UK.
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