Turns Out, the Gem of Tanzania Is Just a Rock

There could be a metaphor in here:

One of the strangest tales in the history of company accounting looks increasingly likely to end with a fabled gem being downgraded to an unusual paper weight.
The Gem of Tanzania, a large ruby whose £11m valuation once underpinned the finances of a failed company with yearly turnover of £103m, may be worth as little as £100.

(Via: Felix)

Posted by on September 30th, 2009 at 4:31 pm


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