I´m sourcing commodities and qualifying suppliers for my employer from all over the world but my mainfields of activity are the former east europe, north and middle asia and the far east. Fortunatly not the near east.
Within sometimes I clashes with "criminal structures" that trys to hold up monopolys.
The line between funny business, criminals, official, clerks and politicans are often floating, so I´ve to handle with any of them.
It´s easy as long as it all runs in a correct way we know it from our western world ... but sometimes situation switches from one moment to the next and you find yourself in a really hostille situation. The very different mentalitys bring up additional problems sometimes.

... but the jobs quiet well paid and I can see a lot and learn much more - I love it !