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Several non-financial issues need to be considered as part of the decision. The cost of mitigating adverse environmental impacts could be modelled and factored into the financials. The potential for adverse impact to corporate reputation by associating with an oppressive government is more difficult to quantify. Alongside the ethics of the situation, this may be a dealbreaker for some – no deal could be made no matter what the benefits. To inform the decision, further analysis would have to be