Restricted information flows can mask political and regulatory problems as well as potential fraud and corruption, raising the risks of doing business — particularly in more volatile emerging markets where good-quality information may already be scarce. Yet in an era when environmental, social and governance investing is increasingly in the spotlight, press freedom is still low on most investors’ list of concerns. Bloomberg's Laura Carlson reads "Investors Are Ignoring a Dangerous Crackdown on Press Freedom"

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