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These deals are shrouded in secrecy. However, they appear to grant the Queensway syndicate remarkably profitable terms. If that is right, then they would be depriving some of the world’s poorest people of desperately needed wealth. Because the syndicate has done deals with the regimes in strife-torn places, such as Zimbabwe and Guinea, it may also have indirectly helped sustain violent conflicts.

Full article here: http://www.economist.com/node/21525847

You can literally transpose this as-is into any shadowrun game!
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- Backgammon   China International Fund   Sep 10 2011, 07:36 PM
- - Seriously Mike   Yeah, but with blue China (Canton Confederacy, Tai...   Sep 10 2011, 08:52 PM
- - Fatum   Uh, in case you haven't noticed, resource cont...   Sep 11 2011, 03:38 AM
|- - Seriously Mike   QUOTE (Fatum @ Sep 11 2011, 05:38 AM) Not...   Sep 11 2011, 10:30 AM
|- - Fatum   QUOTE (Seriously Mike @ Sep 11 2011, 02:3...   Sep 11 2011, 11:13 AM
- - CanRay   Something had to inspire this song.   Sep 11 2011, 04:07 AM
- - Backgammon   Raise your hand if you actually followed the link ...   Sep 11 2011, 12:10 PM
|- - Fatum   QUOTE (Backgammon @ Sep 11 2011, 04:10 PM...   Sep 11 2011, 12:28 PM
|- - Seriously Mike   QUOTE (Backgammon @ Sep 11 2011, 02:10 PM...   Sep 11 2011, 04:34 PM
- - Traul   It seems to have some bearing: some of their deals...   Sep 11 2011, 01:03 PM
- - CanRay   And people wonder why I'm cynical. My Uncle j...   Sep 11 2011, 03:33 PM
- - hobgoblin   I just worry when they do not even make the appear...   Sep 11 2011, 04:03 PM
|- - CanRay   QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Sep 11 2011, 11:03 AM)...   Sep 11 2011, 04:06 PM
|- - Fix-it   QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Sep 11 2011, 11:03 AM)...   Sep 11 2011, 05:13 PM
|- - Manunancy   QUOTE (Fix-it @ Sep 11 2011, 07:13 P...   Sep 11 2011, 07:44 PM
- - Method   4. Discussion of politics... are prohibited, excep...   Sep 11 2011, 05:20 PM
- - CanRay   Folks, we've been warned. Unless we start ref...   Sep 11 2011, 08:08 PM
|- - Fatum   QUOTE (CanRay @ Sep 12 2011, 12:08 AM) Fo...   Sep 11 2011, 09:08 PM
|- - Mardrax   QUOTE (Fatum @ Sep 11 2011, 11:08 PM) Wel...   Sep 11 2011, 11:13 PM
- - CanRay   The UN? ... ... ... Yeah, I can't say that...   Sep 11 2011, 09:11 PM
- - Seriously Mike   QUOTE (Fatum @ Sep 11 2011, 11:08 PM) Wel...   Sep 11 2011, 09:48 PM
|- - Fatum   QUOTE (Seriously Mike @ Sep 12 2011, 01:4...   Sep 11 2011, 10:10 PM
- - CanRay   And some Corps have Dragons on their side as well....   Sep 11 2011, 10:16 PM
- - CanRay   Watch it, I almost got banned from Dumpshock for s...   Sep 12 2011, 12:14 AM
|- - Grinder   QUOTE (CanRay @ Sep 12 2011, 02:14 AM) Wa...   Sep 12 2011, 06:48 AM
|- - CanRay   QUOTE (Grinder @ Sep 12 2011, 01:48 AM) P...   Sep 12 2011, 07:30 AM
- - Grinder   RE: China International Fund   Sep 12 2011, 07:32 AM
- - Backgammon   One interesting aspect of the article may not be s...   Sep 12 2011, 04:53 PM
- - Seriously Mike   The last bit (independent corporations owned by a ...   Sep 12 2011, 08:42 PM


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