Analysis
How to invest responsibly in fragile and conflict-affected settings?
Fragile and Conflict-affected Settings (FCS) may be characterized by illegal armed groups, organized crime and violence, ethnic and sectarian tensions, inapt land tenure regimes, corruption, and interwoven legal, informal, and illicit economies. In such a setting, investment, job creation and economic growth may not by themselves mitigate conflict and fragility or make societies more peaceful and stable. Investors who do not account for these characteristics of FCS may inadvertently sustain the very forms of fragility and conflict that they hope to transform. Conflict-sensitive approaches are, therefore, imperative.
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