Chris Cummings discusses sanction development and economic warfare

IA heavily involved

Kathleen Gallagher
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When the tanks rolled into Ukraine almost two months ago, the world was rocked and several governments across the world quickly turned to 'economic warfare'. Indeed, even prior to the invasion, the Investment Association was called into Downing Street to discuss what role the asset management community might have in this style of warfare.

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