Word: scriven
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...International's corruption index; a recent government inspection of state ministries uncovered 1,700 graft cases in the first nine months of this year. Some investors grumble the government is still apt to make sudden changes in taxes, for instance, without notice. "Information is a big issue," says Dominic Scriven, director of Dragon Capital, an investment-banking firm in Ho Chi Minh City. "What you thought was true in January, may no longer be true in December...
...billion, tripling the company's original commitment. Upon completion, the 500,000-square-foot facility in Ho Chi Minh City will be the largest of its kind in the world. "I think Vietnam is doing all the right things," says Rick Howarth, Intel's country production manager. Says Scriven of Dragon Capital: "This is one of the most pro-change places I've been in. But there is time required. The headlines will come and the headlines will go, but the battle ahead is a long one." With WTO membership promising to even up the odds, Vietnam is ready...