News Analysis: A Philippine Islands Salt Sale Is Corruption Free By Design, because a Government Agency to Government Agency Methodology was employed. A Fertilizer contract to supply 300,000 50 Kg. (110 Lb.) Bags of Salt directly, rather than through Brokers and/or Sales Agents, reduces the chances of Bribery being employed. In “Private Corporate Sales”, many times, Purchasing Agents are Bribe Recipients from Sales Agents (sometimes with a ‘kick-back’ of a portion of the Bribe to the Sales Agent).
In Corporations where it is ‘Traditional’ to Purchase Goods/Hardware/Software through “Local Product Distributors”, rather than buy Directly from the Manufacturer,: ASSUME THE BRIBE METHODOLOGY IS ACTIVELY EMPLOYED AND OPERATIONALLY SHIELDED IN THAT BUSINESS. This scenario is true throughout the World of Commerce.
We have seen the “Indirect Purchase Ploy” attempted numerous times regarding acquisition of “Mega-Temp™” Insulation. An Airframe or Other Manufacturer will state that rather than buy our Insulation Directly from Us, they want to Purchase it through a “Distributor/Middleman” in their Country or another Country. The flimsiest excuses are offered up for the diversion; but the ‘Bottom Line’ is someone(s) in Corporate Management wants to “Get Greased”; Bribery is for Bozos.
We are of the opinion that a ‘Clean’ Business Transaction, anywhere in the World, is Best for All Parties Concerned.
One does not last for Decades in International Commerce when a great part of his or her time is spent looking “in a rear-view mirror” to see if Intelligent People have discovered one’s Mis-deeds. “Always and All-Ways Fly Straight So You Do Not Collide With An Immovable Mountain”.
Reality.
Reference: http://www.manilatimes.net/pca-palawan-sign-salt-fertilizer-supply-deal/86909/