I felt I had to respond here as I think information can be a dangerous thing if not presented in full light. So here goes....
Dash Smashing said:
when you goto the 'contact us' page, their's a buncha INPUT's for a form that gets sent to bridge.. when you select your country, there are a couple options that have been bumped to the top, instead of in alphabetical order.
(in the order found on the page)
Belize (?!!)
Germany
Malaysia
Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
.. then they start into alphabetical with afghanistan, albania, algeria, andorra, angola, etc.
so im thinking these are the countries where there largest investors are..
You may very well be correct that Belize is where the largest investors are but I suspect that is has more to do with A) the fact that the company was formed in Belize and B) the fact that Belize comes first in the alphabet of the six countries listed out of order.
Dash Smashing said:
a country who's largest assets to the world are its convenient location in being a major transshipment point for cocaine, as well as an off-shore money laundering haven for white collar crooks..
More specifically the CIA Website says :
major transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade; money-laundering activity related to narcotics trafficking and offshore sector
Let me just show a few more statements from countries on this "CIA Black Book" just to put things in context.
1) illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; transit point for heroin and cocaine entering the US market; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector
2) source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for and consumer of Southwest Asian heroin, Latin American cocaine, and European-produced synthetic drugs; major financial center
3) makes strenuous law enforcement efforts, but faces difficult challenges in controlling transit of heroin and methamphetamine to regional and world markets; modern banking system provides conduit for money laundering; rising indigenous use of synthetic drugs, especially among young people
4) transshipment point for and consumer of hashish from North Africa to the UK and Netherlands and of European-produced synthetic drugs; minor transshipment point for heroin and cocaine destined for Western Europe; despite recent legislation, narcotics-related money laundering using bureaux de change, trusts, and shell companies involving the offshore financial community remains a concern
5) important gateway for and consumer of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market; money laundering by organized crime and from smuggling
6) transshipment point for opiates and other illicit drugs from Southwest Asia, Latin America, and Western Europe to Western Europe and Scandinavia; limited production of methamphetamine and ecstasy; susceptible to money laundering despite changes to banking legislation
7) a major international financial center vulnerable to the layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through offshore entities and various intermediaries; transit country for and consumer of South American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin
8) producer of limited amounts of synthetic drugs and synthetic precursor chemicals; major consumer of Southwest Asian heroin, Latin American cocaine, and synthetic drugs; money-laundering center
9) consumer of cocaine shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean; consumer of heroin, marijuana, and increasingly methamphetamine from Mexico; consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
Wow. Those are some REALLY BAD countries listed there. Who are they? Well they are:
1) CANADA
2) GERMANY
3) HONG KONG
4) IRELAND
5) ITALY
6) LITHUANIA
7) SWITZERLAND
8) UNITED KINGDOM
9) UNITED STATES
Dash Smashing said:
the rest of Dash Smashing's post....
The rest of the post can be summed up with my answers above.
In short, financial matters in business are not something to be messed with. People can say what they want about PE but shouldn't attempt that when it comes to finances and the real world of business.
DD
). It would also enable us, the players, to invest in this game if we wished rather than just a few chaps who have the cash to put down 10k as a bridge investor.
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