The great Nigerian scam

Article Abstract:

The '419' scams of the 1980s, named for a section of Nigerian penal code, have made a comeback. Letters invite foreign companies to participate in a multi-million-dollar swindle against the Nigerian Central Bank or national oil company. Nigerian authorities are unsympathetic to the 'victims.'

Fraud, Nigeria, Crime

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The great under-achievers

Article Abstract:

The surging stock market of Italy may be a sign that large companies are finally coming into their own. A fundamental management shift is underway at these companies, with an emphasis on profitability, privatization, and economic liberalization.

Italy, Industrial management, Corporate turnarounds, Turnaround management

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Europe's great mail robbery

Article Abstract:

Slow reform of Western Europe's postal services began in 1988, and a directive may finally be produced in the spring of 1995. Many postal services are closely guarded monopolies that have strangled the business of private couriers.

Services, Western Europe, Postal service, Civil service reform, Europe, Western

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