(SPEAKING) Speaking in Tagalog, Mr.Aquino promised to fight corruption and he pledged to bring a new era of good governance, reforms and a bureaucracy that will be sensitive to the plight of ordinary people.

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Other than bureaucracy and corruption (see box), the most common business gripe is access to capital.

FORBES: Companies & Strategies

When he tried to start a project to help the mother country, he was initially frustrated by its bureaucracy and corruption.

ECONOMIST: Face value

But bureaucracy and corruption, plus a dearth of loans from the still-struggling banking system, still stop these bright little sparks from growing into fully-fledged bulbs.

ECONOMIST: Russia's economy