The administration's recent annual drug report said that trouble with bananas was making these islands vulnerable to cocaine dealers, while their farmers were diversifying into marijuana.
The two giant utilities, Générale des Eaux and Lyonnaise des Eaux, which dominated the running of water and sewerage for local authorities, were diversifying into construction.
"Companies were diversifying into areas where they had no comparative advantage," said George Morgan, country manager for HG Asia in Bangkok.
(for-profit firm) Two of the for-profit wholesalers interviewed were diversifying into manufacturing, through joint ventures with Indian firms, in order to learn about manufacturing and to increase control and flexibility in supplying customers.
Ford Motor Credit sticks to auto lending, while G.M.A.C. is diversified into other businesses, like mortgages.
But in recent years, he's diversified into Tuscan wines, too.
All in all, it might be worth a small percentage of funds being diversified into property to spread the risks associated with a bear market.
Schaufeld and his wife have structured trusts that once held stock in his business but now have been diversified into other assets.
The business had been diversified into a labyrinth of corporations that handled contracts for couture, ready-to-wear, faux furs, costume design, maternity fashions, the children's wear, prom dresses, accessories, and other projects, many unrealized, including a foundation.
He's diversified into healthcare with super specialty hospitals under the Artemis brand in northern India.
