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Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Donna Moore. I am the Compliance Manager for Hamilton Hindin Greene (HHG). I have recently listened to an online webinar run by the Financial Services Council for International Women’s Day, and it inspired me for the first time to write a piece

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In recent weeks all of us would have seen, heard, or read about the current situation involving Russia and Ukraine.  We know that various sanctions have been imposed and imports to, and exports from these countries have been made more difficult.  What is less well known is Russia and Ukraine