RE: Owning a Russian mining company23 Jan 2021 17:18
In this somewhat corrupt world, I have no doubt that some forms of bribery do exist, whether it exists within the industrial world, is a matter of conjecture. I'm fairly convinced that one form of bribery does exist....'you scratch my back & I'll scratch yours'....I very much doubt that it's in the form of the 'brown envelope'....in my book there's no harm in 'you scratch my back & I'll scratch yours' meaning, negotiations in all it's forms, as long as EVERYONE & EVERYTHING benefits to the good.....some people think that it's embedded in the Russian way of life but are probably way off the mark, unless you've got irrefutable proof of course, I think you've been watching too many cold war spy/thriller movies. So far, I've seen no evidence to convince me that any 'dirty dealings' are afoot. We are invested in 'look ahead' companies doing deals in the 21st century, not some 1960's shysters trying to make a quick buck......but.....there are always exceptions to the rule....but not in this case IMO