Franchises play a particularly active role.

Informal retailers could become the suppliers or the customers of formal retailers, or their franchises.

The system is operated under a monopoly by Cable and Wireless Ltd., which has a number of Caribbean franchises.

Such franchises may cover local sanitation network extension, sludge removal and disposal, sewage collection and treatment and other service delivery.

Franchises have been a particularly popular business format in Thailand however, copyright and trademark laws were not effectively enforced in this area.

As a result, it is estimated that up to 85 per cent of franchises have not registered their trademarks and could therefore be regarded as illegal.

I mean the IPL had 2.3 billion dollars before a ball was bowled, 1.6 billion dollars for television revenue over 10 years, and another 70 million dollars plus from all these franchises that were putting in money. And then they had to appeal to their cities, but they had to do it like the West, right? Because we are setting up leagues.

But his power, too, relies on the votes of countries outside Western Europe, and their loyalty, too, is secured by the promise of TV rights and commercial franchises. In the case of Qatar, this meant the right to stage the World Cup in an utterly unsuitable climate, in stadiums hastily built under terrible conditions by underpaid foreign workers with few rights.