One major concern for investors is the prevalence of politically connected board members at companies that operate in heavily regulated sectors.

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SingTel appears to be buying a minority stake in Malaysia's debt-ridden Time Engineering, and its wholly owned subsidiary Time dotCom (Time Engineering itself is part of the politically well-connected Renong Group).

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It is fair to say that during this period, Alamoudi was the most prominent and politically connected Muslim leader in America.

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In economic effect, a trade quota is rather like a tariff coupled with a donation of the tariff proceeds to a wealthy and politically connected foreigner.

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