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{"id":503,"date":"2018-10-16T17:24:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duediligenceguidance.org\/?page_id=503"},"modified":"2021-11-25T12:03:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T12:03:45","slug":"risks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.duediligenceguidance.org\/risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Red flags and conflict-affected and high-risk areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_height=\u201cyes\u201d equal_height=\u201d\u201d background_type=\u201cimage\u201d background_color=\u201ccustom\u201d background_img=\u201c188\u201d background_position=\u201ccenter top\u201d background_repeat=\u201crepeat\u2011x\u201d background_size=\u201cdefault\u201d background_img_lazyload=\u201c1\u201d shift_y=\u201c0\u201d z_index=\u201c0\u201d background_custom_color=\u201c#ec7351\u201d css=\u201d.vc_custom_1554998411583{padding-top: 150px !important;}\u201d][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u201c2\/3\u201d][vc_column_text 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