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Article

27 Dec 2004

Author:
Clayton Collins, Christian Science Monitor [USA]

When bullets fly, some firms swoop in

Companies usually don't rush into regions where bullets are still flying...But a few firms are wading into conflict zones - or newly postconflict zones - convinced that they can earn profits, ease the transition to peacetime, and seed more fundamentally fair practices in war-torn societies. [refers to Rapaport Group, Eziba, Ikea, Home Depot, De Beers]