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In this 17th episode of the Mark To Market podcast, senior correspondent Ben Paul looks at how the Ukraine war is pulling the risk of shifting geopolitics sharply into focus for investors and corporate boards. 

Highlights: (click/tap above)

01:18 Shifting geopolitics, like ESG, is powerful mobiliser of capital flows

03:12 Corporates pulling out of Russia, adding to pressure of sanctions

05:11 Sanctions reduce the opportunity cost for corporates to quit Russia

07:00 Governments must set rules; corporates and investors will follow

09:24 Companies should recognise geopolitical risks; and opportunities

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Edited by: Howie Lim

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