You left the Yanks out of your equation . If they want it they will need to deal with AVZ . They already recognize AVZ's legal rights . If they need to wait until after our victory at the ICSID then so be it .As a bonus we will get to expose the Corrupt criminals that run the DRC .In the meantime we can all continue to hang out here from time to time enjoying the each other's banter while putting sh1t on the DRC Corruption Squad .So get comfortable and enjoy the ride.
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Like NF said though, I'm not too sure I want to go through another 3 years of this either!
It's been quite hellish, never knowing if I'm going to be able to afford the house I had been ready for when this collapsed, or will need to ditch that hope and just get on with life, especially given the changes in housing valuations and cost-of-living since we were trading.
I've been living overseas for a long time and had been planning to move back to Oz to be nearer my ageing parents when all this broke out, and my forecasted ability to get my own place locally near them fell apart when the suspension of AVZ went in place. That'll teach me having for too many eggs in one basket! So have been waiting ever since in a bit of a limbo, with a constant "hopefully this is the year" mentality.
I'd really love a resolution, even if its not quite the one I'd hoped for. I'll not get this time back, and will be devastated if anything happens with the family before I can move back here here again.
I did hope to use the favourable circumstances of my non-Aus tax residency to my advantage when AVZ was booming, and this has also affected the decision to not move back to Oz yet - as there has always been a 'just around the corner' feeling of possibility - in part thanks to NF's AGM mood-boosting strategy. But I think I'll have to re-think that, and just bite the bullet and try jump into the inflated rental market, as it doesn't feel to me like there is a successful AVZ resolution on the horizon just yet.
Apologies for the rant, but the thought of waiting more years for an ICSID result, and then the pain of trying to get enforcement or a mediated agreement is somewhat painful. Partly my own fault, but still rough.