Moreover, these firms might be inclined to help finance alternative export routes, like a pipeline through Kenya.

FORBES: Sudan: Define what you mean by independence?

But we do in fact see it in high levels among African-American women, for example, who might be more inclined to help out a sister who's having a financial problem.

NPR: Women Of Color Lag Behind In Wealth

The government may be more inclined to help out while Congress and non-governmental organisations have taken a tougher stance on Yugoslavia saying that a promise to extradite Milosevic is not enough.

CNN: Q&A: Yugoslavia donor conference