Ukraine flak: Volatility, higher prices, capital flight and picking sides - Christopher Vandome

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Geographically we may be far from Ukraine, the country that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces has invaded at the end of last week and South Africans who took to social media to voice their opinions about the war, leaned heavily towards, 'This is not our war.' But even if our leaders are equally keen to avoid involvement, it does not mean that South Africa will avoid catching flak. Christopher Vandome, a research fellow at the London-based international think-tank told Linda van Tilburg it would be difficult for South African to escape the economic impact of the war and ultimately the country may be forced “to answer questions that it did not necessarily wanted to answer.” - Linda van Tilburg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Feb 2022 11PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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