This extrapolates to about $2.5 billion worth of baksheesh nationally every year: roughly as large as Afghanistan's opium economy, and a quarter of licit economic output.

Baksheesh!The word seems to be on the tip of every tongue from Marrakech to Jakarta, and the fact that it has no precise equivalent in English says a lot about cultural differences.In different ...

WHEN Siemens, Europe's biggest engineering firm, adopted the slogan “Be inspired” in the mid-1990s, bribery was not what it had in mind. But no one can accuse its managers of lacking ...

Markets may be impersonal. But where they are allowed to function with few lets, they move resources to where economies can best use these.

“Baksheesh,” the smiling guard supervising the line will say to you, as he holds out his hand in a welcoming gesture. If you are moved to give him $10, he will be moved to let you into the line.

The second is if you want to get something done, at most any level, use "baksheesh." "Baksheesh" is how most of the Mideast operates, taking bribery and "mordita" to a higher level.

That baksheesh and drugs, combined, are equal to about half of the legitimate output of goods and services suggests just how daunting a challenge the U.S. military faces.

Add another name to the list of countries where GlaxoSmithKline is now probing allegations that staffers paid bribes to win business. The drug maker is now investigating claims in an e-mail ...

The closer a table is to the front of the bookstore, the more expensive the real estate--and each book on each table costs publishers anywhere from $3,000 to $30,000, and even up to $50,000 ...

Editor: As we look back on the generosity of the holiday season, the St. Helena Family Center and Rianda House would like to publicly recognize and thank Brian and Candy Smucker, owners of ...

On June 30, more than 150 people came to the Hello/Goodbye party at St. Helena’s iconic Baksheesh fair trade store at 1327 Main St. as it was transitioned to a new owner and the new name of ...