The company was thought to be relatively free from the corruption and cronyism that had spread through Venezuela, fuelled by oil wealth. 在委内瑞拉这个以石油财富作为推动力的国家，人们认为该公司基本不存在席卷全国的贪污腐败和任人唯亲等弊病。
But several countries in Asia have grown rapidly at a time when cronyism was common, including Indonesia and South Korea in their time. 但是亚洲不少国家一度迅速增长之时，任人唯亲也很普遍，包括印尼和南韩当时都是如此。
