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...imported from America and Japan. But the U.S. government isn't liable for the damage, says Bob Tonetti, a senior scientist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under an agreement called the Basel Convention, most of the world's developed nations and all 15 E.U. members have banned the export of hazardous materials to poorer countries. The U.S., however, permits e-waste export on the condition that it is destined for recycling, regardless of how polluting that...
...This fact has informed all of Tom.com's decisions. Wang, the CEO, is a mainland-born former Goldman Sachs executive director with sterling credentials in Beijing and an expertise in closing deals on the mainland. He has already formed a joint venture with the China National Publications Import & Export Corp., which controls 90% of China's foreign publication trade, and is letting its government-assigned managers help him decide which magazines and books to take to market. Tom.com also has strong connections with China's sporting industrial complex, which could come in handy come the 2008 Olympics...
Kenya ranks near the bottom of Berlin-based Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, beaten only by such "show-me-the-money" countries as Nigeria and Indonesia. High-level corruption continues unabated, as evidenced by the 1990s Goldenberg scandal - named for a company that allegedly exported nonexistent gold and then claimed export credits from the Central Bank. The financial scam cost Kenya at least $400 million and allegedly involved top officials and senior politicians close to President Daniel arap Moi. International donors have frozen funds earmarked for Kenya in large part because of the country's failure...
Ireland has a tradition of dealing with difficult social issues by making them go away. "We export our problems," says Liz McManus, a member of the Irish Parliament. "We sent our unemployed. We sent our criminals." And today, Ireland sends some 7,000 women each year to Britain to end unwanted pregnancies...
...economic path. According to State Department figures, it has an annual population growth rate of 3 percent, meaning that its population is due to double in less than 25 years. Meanwhile, its share of the world market for oil is declining as rivals, especially Russia, develop their oil export capacity...