You know this market is controlled by a mafia… If I take one to court he will just send the judge 10 prostitutes and case over.

One person complaining about how hard it was to run a business in an Arab country that will not be named.

This is typical of the attitude many Arabs have about the “freedom” for capitalism in this region. Generally, American and European companies can deal with piracy and plagiarism by getting their embassy to lean on the local government to make sure justice is done - but for medium to small local companies it is like a jungle out there. For companies that do not like to use cronyism or outright bribery it can simply be impossible. This is one of the factors that hampers innovation in the Arab world. With the economic crisis - the world needs new vibrant markets to restart growth. Arabia is critical here as the potential for development here is huge. But without good laws and their transparent application there is simply no way this will happen.