There's money to be made in the poorest countries, where the big western firms compete for development projects. These are often 'high risk environments', where local corruption can destroy business reputations. Many countries now outlaw the paying of bribes to foreign officials. I'd say thirty per cent have gone in the last few months. The nursing profession is under pressure - violence and disillusionment are creating a chronic shortage of nurses in Australian hospitals.
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Find it, put a dollar value on it, put your political brand on it. Smile till it hurts, you're on Background Briefing. It makes things immediately simple, focuses the national mind wonderfully on the fear of war. George W Bush wants to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on a missile defence system. Steve Skinner investigates.