IJGlobal - Infrastructure Journal - is host of this podcast series where members of the editorial team delve into matters relating to the finance, procurement, delivery and operation of infrastructure and energy projects around the world. This coverage ranges from greenfield project / corporate finance through to M&A activity in this space, and infra fund activity... all of it in the infrastructure and energy world. You can find IJGlobal at www.IJGlobal.com - and it is an established provide ...
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IJGlobal Podcast - Bluestar Energy Capital
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24:36Bluestar is a global renewable energy investment company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2022, the company is focused on developing large-scale clean energy projects through its regional platforms in the United States, Europe and Australia. In this latest episode, CEO of Bluestar Energy Capital, Declan Flanagan talks about how the co…
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The Infra Dig podcast launches into the new year with the first episode serving as a reminder that “The Miami Conference” – IJ LatAm 2025 – is just around he corner and it’s shaping up to be the best one to date. Running from 10-12 March at 1 Hotel South Beach, Miami, IJ LatAm 2025 has been running for more than 2 decades and is IJGlobal’s premier …
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Infra Dig – CFM on investing across LatAm
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32:32As IJGlobal builds momentum towards “The Miami Conference” – IJ LatAm 2025 – the Infra Dig podcast turns its focus on equity engagement in infrastructure and energy across Latin America. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Susana Lopez, an investment director at Climate Fund Managers (CFM), about the regional market. Susana –…
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Infra Dig – Marsh on the role of insurance in infrastructure
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26:28Insurance has cropped up repeatedly in Infra Dig podcasts, to the point that we had to turn the focus this direction in the continuing quest to improve understanding across the infrastructure community. Martin Bennet – managing director for infrastructure and energy as well as private equity and M&A at Marsh – joins IJGlobal editorial director Angu…
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Infra Dig – taking Infra Core+ into forestry…
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24:03Looking beyond infra/energy for this latest episode of Infra Dig… into its second cousin (one sector removed) and investigating forestry as an investment. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville mulls the ever-stretching definition of infrastructure and talks to William Barrett – managing partner of Reach Capital – about forestry… which l…
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IJGlobal Podcast - Apterra, the New Kids on the Block
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20:54IJGlobal Editor Ila Patel talks to Michael Panetlogianis and Ralph Cho, the co-heads of Apterra, an infrastructure finance platform backed by New York-headquartered Apollo Asset Management. Launched in 2023, Apterra originates, structures and invests in infrastructure opportunities globally focusing on key sectors such as renewable energy, conventi…
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Infra Dig – Paraguay’s green fertiliser pathfinder
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34:29As IJGlobal readies itself for the IJLatAm conference next March in Miami, the timing is perfect to focus on a fascinating green fertiliser project financing in Paraguay. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Olivier Mussat – chief executive of ATOME – about a pathfinder project in a Core+ infrastructure sector that’s going to …
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Infra Dig Masterclass – PF for peace & climate change
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26:59Returning to the Masterclass series of Infra Dig podcasts, this latest episode falls very much into the training and awareness category, delving into the impact that project finance can have on achieving peace and climate change goals. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville talks to regular Masterclass guest Ravi Suri – global head of su…
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Infra Dig – Highview Power… just so interesting
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24:49Here at IJGlobal we love to bring you podcasts on the most interesting developments on technology and innovation across the panoply of infrastructure assets classes – and this one’s a cracker. Well, to be fair, it’s not an actual “cracker”, this is an interview with Richard Butland, co-founder and chief executive of Highview Power, where we are dis…
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Infra Dig – powering the eVTOL revolution
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21:00Another technology-based Infra Dig podcast – designed to foster greater understanding of the underlying assets that the infrastructure community invests in and lends to. This latest episode seen IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sit down for a fireside with Yash Tripathy – head of product at battery software company About:Energy. Co…
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IJGlobal Podcast – Octopus talks LGPS and social infra
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20:03Real assets are increasingly on the agenda for UK local government pension schemes, as they offer stable returns. Social infrastructure has been a rising investment focus due to impact it has on the local community and members of the scheme. Lisa Botter, Editor of IJInvestor (a service of IJGlobal, which is a Green Street company), speaks with Jack…
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Infra Dig – Viridi Energy and the RNG story
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25:42When the opportunity cropped up to record a podcast on renewable natural gas – RNG – we jumped at it. This is a fascinating technology that is evolving fast and looks set to play an increasingly large role in the energy mix. In this latest episode of Infra Dig, Angus Leslie Melville – editorial director of IJGlobal (a Green Street company) – talked…
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The latest episode of the Infra Dig podcast focuses on telecoms infrastructure across Africa and the Middle East, interviewing an organisation that is driving the growth of communications across the region. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for a fireside chat with 2 of Helios Towers’ leading figures – group CFO Manjit Dhi…
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IJGlobal Podcast – DEI and Women in renewables, US
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51:07IJGlobal’s editor, Ila Patel chats with Doseke Akporiaye, executive director of WRISE about her upbringing in Nigeria, witnessing energy poverty and the need to provide electricity as a necessity rather than a luxury. This laid the foundations for Doseke to build experience in start-ups, scaling businesses and social impact in the tech and renewabl…
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IJGlobal returns to one of its favourite subjects for this latest Infra Dig podcast – technology – and in this case how it impacts solar panels. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville settles in for a fireside chat with David Ward, chief executive of Oxford PV, to hear how his company’s product is set to transform solar panel efficiency.…
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Infra Dig – JF Dusch of EDRAM on Energy Transition
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38:56An interview (from a couple of months back) with Jean-Francis Dusch, global head of infrastructure and structured finance at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (EDRAM). IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville talks to JF about all things infra debt and how EDRAM has evolved its model to lend to some truly landmark transactions in the e…
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The Nordics have long been a haven for infrastructure, attracting investors from all over globe. Now, with energy transition ramping up, the region is becoming even more popular, with local infra managers benefitting from this trend. Lisa Botter, head of content for M&A and funds at IJInvestor (an IJGlobal service), speaks with CapMan’s Pia Kall, c…
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Infra Dig Masterclass – Why Infrastructure Goes Wrong
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33:13The latest in the Infra Dig Masterclass series – delving into why infrastructure projects go wrong and the 10 Cardinal Rules to avoid this outcome – is a must listen… especially for people launching their careers in infra. In this episode, IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sits down to chat for a second time with old friend Ravi Suri,…
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While not many people associate the UK with geothermal energy – and not without good reason – things look set to change dramatically on that front in the coming years. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Dr Charlotte Adams, a director at the newly established National Geothermal Centre (NGC) which is championing the proliferati…
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Infra Dig Masterclass – Project Finance Evolution
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26:55The primary thrust of this latest episode of Infra Dig – IJGlobal’s podcast service – is the financing mechanism that underpins the delivery and operation of billions of dollars of infrastructure around the world… and how project finance is evolving. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for an enlightening interview with Ravi S…
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One person’s meat is another person’s poison… a saying that has long been associated with the thorny issue of defining ESG. While this podcast does not focus on the definition of ESG in the infrastructure sector, it does shine a strong light into a dark corner. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for a chat with David Thomas –…
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Offshore wind went from nascent technology to mature in the blink of an eye… not something that will come as a surprise to anyone who has been kicking around the infrastructure community for a long time. Here IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville pulls up a chair for the latest Infra Dig episode, speaking to Dr Sherif Gebaly, investment d…
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The thorny issue of nuclear power and its financability is the central theme for this latest Infra Dig podcast between IJGlobal and two senior bankers from Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking. IJGlobal head of content Angus Leslie Melville is joined by Natixis CIB energy transition specialists Ivan Pavlovic and Eric Benoist for an episode that d…
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An episode that warrants the tag line of "everything you ever wanted to ask about battery energy storage, but were too embarrassed to ask". IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Eva Zimmermann – research associate at Aurora in Berlin – about a technology that is an ever-growing asset class being targeted by infrastructure funds. …
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Infra Dig – The Energy Transition Podcast
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46:11The full scope of energy transition is tackled in this latest Infra Dig episode… a longer-than-usual podcast (it’s a big topic) brought to you by IJGlobal. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Adrian Del Maestro, vice-president of global energy advisory at AECOM, in a (very) far-ranging discussion that covers all matters energy …
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This latest IJGlobal podcast revives the “uncovered” series that delves into bigger picture market intelligence for infrastructure and energy. The focus of this podcast turns to Africa and sees IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sit down for a chat with Roland Janssens – managing director of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EIF…
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Infra Dig – the IJGlobal podcast service – returns to its core function with this latest podcast, building understanding in infra/energy sectors where knowledge is lacking. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for a chat with Edward Wilkinson, strategic corporate development lead at GScan, a company that wields a technology tha…
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The value of long-term investment by infra funds into infrastructure and energy assets is a central theme in this latest episode of the Infra Dig podcast. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville speaks with Hamish Lea-Wilson, a partner at Igneo Infrastructure Partners, who plays a key role in the fund manager’s origination and execution of …
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Infra Dig – California Drayage with CBRE IM
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26:22Having taken a little too long to kick start the year’s podcast service, IJGlobal launches 2024 with an interesting fireside chat on an award-winning project led by CBRE Investment Management. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville speaks with Toronto-based Robert Shaw, managing director with CBRE IM's private infrastructure business who i…
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Infra Dig – Álvaro Ortega on US offshore wind
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31:59The subject of today’s Infra Dig podcast is the US offshore wind sector and a particularly interesting company that has already featured in an IJGlobal podcast – Gazelle Wind Power. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville takes the podcast service across The Pond once again, this time to talk to Álvaro Ortega who recently started at Gazelle…
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Infra Dig – Henri Yoki of Exaum on AI in infra
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25:27This latest episode of the Infra Dig podcast sees IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville pull up a seat to the fireside to discuss artificial intelligence and its role in infrastructure and energy. The guest on this podcast is Henri Yoki – founder and chief executive of Exaum Ltd – an interesting organisation that recently announced the la…
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Infra Dig – Chris Creed on the US DOE's loans programme
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34:09Chris Creed chief investment officer at the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office talks to IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville about the exciting plans to drive investments across The States. In a far-reaching discussion that is a must-listen for everyone who has an eye on renewable energy across the US, Chris talks openly abou…
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This latest episode of Infra Dig – the IJGlobal podcast service – sees the focus return to the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) for an update on progress. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville pulls up a chair for a fireside chat with UK head of banking and investments Ian Brown who is responsible for the institution’s origination and execut…
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REFF Wall Street - Charles Donovan on US Renewables
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17:01The IJGlobal podcast is on its travels again, this time in New York at its REFF Wall Street conference run in partnership with Power Finance & Risk. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville collared keynote speaker Charles Donovan as he left the stage to record this latest episode of Infra Dig that focuses on the renewable energy scene in th…
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Just as there's more than one way to skin a cat, there's more than one way to extract energy from wind... especially when you are operating offshore. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville speaks to Johan Sandberg. chief executive of SeaTwirl, about his company's truly fascinating innovation in turbines for the offshore wind industry. Tune…
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Carbon Capture and Storage... but you were too scared to ask. This podcast has it all on the CCS front. IJglobal content director Angus Leslie Melville plays devil's advocate with Dan Carter, president of decarbonisation at Wood. In a 23-minute interview, Dan takes the listener through this technology that i…
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Caribbean Uncovered – Denise Arana on Jamaica PPP
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26:38Having recorded 10 podcasts in person at the Inter American Development Bank’s excellent conference in Panama – PPP Americas – this latest one is with a delegate from Jamaica who was not able to attend in person. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sits down for a chat on all matters PPP with Denise Arana, general manager of public priv…
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LatAm Uncovered – Jonathan Bernal on PPP in Colombia
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17:56The final podcast to have been recorded in Panama at the Inter American Development Bank conference – PPP Americas – sees the focus shift towards the PPP market in Colombia. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sits down with Jonathan Bernal, vice president for structuring at the National Infrastructure Agency for Colombia, to hear about…
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LatAm Uncovered – Santa Catarina, Brazil (Mark 2)
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12:00The state of Santa Catarina features again in the second of a series of 3 podcasts where mayors speak about the opportunity for PPP in southern Brazil. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sets up stall at the Inter American Development Bank conference – PPP Americas last month in Panama – and records (with translation support from IJ co…
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LatAm Uncovered – Santa Catarina, Brazil (Mark 3)
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18:47The final episode on the 3-part focus on the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil sees the focus remain resolutely focused on PPP and yet another interesting spotlight on a region that has been re-building its relationship with the market. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville welcomes 2 guests to this latest podcast, discussing the state PP…
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The IJGlobal LatAm podcast juggernaut ploughs on with the latest episode recorded at last week’s Inter American Development Bank conference – PPP Americas – in Panama. This latest recording focuses on the PPP scene in Ecuador and it sees IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sit down with Gustavo Camacho, under secretary of fiscal policy …
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LatAm Uncovered – Santa Catarina, Brazil (Mark 1)
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19:56The first of a series of 3 podcasts on Santa Catarina with the opening episode delving into PPP opportunities in the southern state of Brazil where they have ambitious plans to deploy the procurement model. In an impromptu podcast, IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville talks to 4 mayors from around the state… all of whom have plans to dep…
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Caribbean Uncovered – Izalia Lopez on PPP in the Dominican Republic
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18:59The latest podcast recorded at the Inter American Development Bank conference last week in Panama is published today… an impromptu discussion about PPP in the Dominican Republic. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down to chat all things infra with Izalia López – promotion deputy director for PPP in DR… and the results are unreh…
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LatAm Uncovered – Luis Felipe Elton on Chile PPP
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16:39This is the latest IJGlobal podcast to have been recorded at the Inter American Development Bank’s excellent conference last week in Panama – PPP Americas. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville talks to Luis Felipe Elton, head of the projects division at the Chilean PPP Unit, about the national infrastructure market in a side room at the …
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As hosts of last week’s splendid PPP Americas conference in Panama, it would be unseemly not to have invited the Inter American Development Bank for a podcast… and it’s a good job we did as they had a lot to say about the LatAm infrastructure market. IJGlobal content director Angus Leslie Melville sat down with IDB PPP team leader Gaston Astesiano …
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LatAm Uncovered – Saleh Asvat on PPP in Panama
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17:38The second in a series of 12 podcasts recorded at the Inter American Development Bank conference – PPP Americas – staged last week sees the focus turn towards the fledgling PPP sector in Panama. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville is joined by Saleh Asvat, PPP national secretary for the government of Panama, to discuss the future of i…
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LatAm Uncovered – Marcus Cavalcanti on Brazil PPP
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15:27In the first of a series – LatAm Uncovered – the Infra Dig podcast set up stall in Panama for a host of fascinating interviews recorded at the Inter America Development Bank conference, PPP Americas. Here, IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville sits down with Marcus Cavalcanti – special secretary for the investment partnerships programme…
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A podcast with a sunny disposition… this latest Infra Dig episode sees IJGlobal editorial director pull up a chair to the fireside to talk all things renewable with a luminary (geddit?) in the solar space. Axel Thiemann – Miami-based chief executive of Sonnedix, the solar PV developer / operator with an international footprint – speaks openly about…
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This latest Infra Dig podcast sees the focus shift to North America where there are significant moves afoot for a technology company focused on energy storage software, system supply and project development. IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville (with a bit of a head cold) pulls up a chair to the trans-Atlantic fireside (east coast Scot…
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Jon Salazar – founder and chief executive of Gazelle Wind Power – joins the Infra Dig podcast to run listeners through his fascinating company that is driving innovation in the floating offshore wind sector. Speaking to IJGlobal editorial director Angus Leslie Melville, Jon takes the listener through what his company is doing, the technology it is …
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