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Doing business in conflict zones: what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria

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par Nathalie Belhoste, Associate professor, EM Lyon Business School
Anna Dimitrova, Professor, ESSCA School of Management

The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies (MNCs) operating in conflict-torn regions, especially the Middle East and North Africa, have significantly intensified. Israel’s recent airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities are another reminder of the escalating violence and instability that…

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