➀ South Sudan, Somalia, Venezuela, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Eritrea, and Equatorial Guinea are the most corrupt countries in the world according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International.
➁ The countries with the lowest level of corruption are Denmark, Finland, Singapore, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Norway, and Switzerland.
➂ The index scores countries on a scale of zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), with the average score just 43 out of 100.
➀ The article discusses the challenges faced by Chinese companies in Mexico, including high costs, bureaucratic hurdles, and corruption.
➁ The author highlights the issue of government involvement,中介 involvement, and the high cost of labor.
➂ The article also touches upon the economic and political relationship between Mexico and the United States, and how it affects Mexican businesses.
➀ A 28-year-old IBM employee, Li Hongyan, has publicly accused the Chairman of IBM Greater China, Chen Xudong, of several wrongdoings including violating company policies, accepting bribes, breaching confidentiality agreements, making poor decisions, favoritism, and retaliating against employees.
➁ Li, the former General Manager of IBM China's Data, AI & Automation business, claims that Chen's actions led to his termination and that it was a form of retaliation.
➂ Chen Xudong has a history of working in senior positions in companies like Lenovo and Tsinghua Unigroup before joining IBM in 2022.
➃ IBM has responded by stating they will thoroughly investigate any violations of their business conduct guidelines.
