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disinvestment
(redirected from Divestment campaign)

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dis·in·vest·ment  (dsn-vstmnt)
n.
Withdrawal of capital investment from a company or country.
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Noun1.disinvestment - the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
withdrawal - the act of taking out money or other capital
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disinvestment [ˌdɪsɪnˈvestmənt] Ndesinversión f


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A divestment campaign from companies that have financial dealings with Sudan has been launched in different parts of the world particularly in the US.
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