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Aalastair Crabbe

20/1/2026

1/22/2026

History, Geography and Where the Future is Built

When Simon Brewer interviewed Peter Håkansson, CEO of East Capital, the conversation didn’t begin with an investment thesis or a chart on relative valuations. It began with something more revealing: geography, history and a blunt assessment of where the future is being built.

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Alastair Crabbe

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