In addition to the shareholders themselves, influencers with both interested and disinterested motives to challenge deals range from business journalists to investment bankers looking to build a reputation as consultants.

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I'm not interested in teasing out the potential motives or causes behind these disasters.

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Their motives are no doubt honest, if interested.

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But, even if the motives of individual participants in la Francophonie are self-interested, the fear of homogenisation is genuine.

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