For now, Nigerians could never be called lazy. They provide some of the best drug mules, scam artists, con men and extortion-based crime. If you get a fax from Nigeria asking for a meeting, run, do not walk to the nearest bunco squad. Pakistan Cheap, cheap, cheap is what draws Samsonite packing dealmakers to this promised land of profits. The government is considered corrupt.
Political stability is tenuous and there is constant warfare and insurgencies.
They prefer to kidnap the children of rich Chinese but dabble with Westerners when they can. Russia Russia, specifically Moscow and St. Petersburg, is a quagmire for American businesspeople. It is faced with extortion, lawlessness and politically instability. There is growing disenchantment with the new Russian revolution. Many had a much better go at it with the communists.