Tencent filled the vacuum by allowing customers to play pc-based games online free of charge , and then selling them digital accoutrements , such as weapons or clothes .
Governments across the world are determined to promote high-growth companies and the other accoutrements of an entrepreneurial society : can it be long before kim jong un announces a north korean venture-capital fund ?
Hong kong and singapore , without size , money or resources , have shown what is possible : they are crawling with international fund managers and bankers , plus all the accoutrements of accountants and lawyers .