http://www.caspibiz.com/2009/12/the-two-paths-to-doing-business-in-central-asia-which-way-to-go-2/ Business intelligence for an emerging world Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:31:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.caspibiz.com/2009/12/the-two-paths-to-doing-business-in-central-asia-which-way-to-go-2/comment-page-1/#comment-70 AR Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:39:00 +0000 http://www.caspibiz.com/?p=1036#comment-70 I think it's a bit of a simplification to imply that there are only "2 paths" to business in CA. Frankly, some of the more unsavory parts of CA business are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Companies without regional connections that refuse to even acknowledge and consider the prevalent local business practices are likely doomed to failure. This article would be more useful if it spent less time on a cursory summary of CA family politics and more on how companies can creatively engage the CA markets through local business practices without overtly compromising their core values. I think it’s a bit of a simplification to imply that there are only “2 paths” to business in CA. Frankly, some of the more unsavory parts of CA business are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Companies without regional connections that refuse to even acknowledge and consider the prevalent local business practices are likely doomed to failure. This article would be more useful if it spent less time on a cursory summary of CA family politics and more on how companies can creatively engage the CA markets through local business practices without overtly compromising their core values.

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