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Water as an Investment and the Impact of Regulatory Risk

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|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fprj-2019-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2206-1355 | Journal ISSN: 2206-1347
Language: English
Page range: 55 - 81
Submitted on: Jul 25, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 3, 2019
Published on: Mar 19, 2024
Published by: Financial Advice Association of Australia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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