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Agrium Decision Blow For Business Environment

June 2008 | Political Risk Alert

BMI View: The Agrium issue is a key test of the government's priorities, but will have negative implications whatever the outcome. The best news for the business environment would be for the government to ignore the protesters and allow the company to plough ahead with its planned fertiliser plant in Damietta. However, we do not see this happening.

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