THE INSIDER: Colombian business: best known for neckties
WHEN Mark Bristow labels a country as a particularly difficult jurisdiction in which to operate, it is most likely to be a really tough place.Bristow’s Randgold Resources and AngloGold Ashanti have built a large gold mine in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an area not known for peace, tranquility and meditation retreats.Asked this week about possibly joining AngloGold in a new venture in Colombia, Bristow said: "Colombia makes the Democratic Republic of Congo look like a kindergarten playground."So, that would be a "no" then.Bob’s your random okeBUSINESS executives are usually referred to by their titles in this newspaper, at least in the printed version: CEO for chief executive officer, MD for managing director, and so on.But in the hectic process that goes into the preparation of the news, other "titles" sometimes get used.While hunting for a picture of Bob Diamond, the former CEO of Barclays, one journalist, viewing picture files for who was Bob and who not, asked anot...
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