system
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human
What do divestments in Russian assets acheive?

Norway's sov wealth fund now says it will also divest of Russian assets. But does this do anything to harm Russia at all economically? Doesn't it just mean potential Russian buyers could buy shares for a lot less than their original value, while at the same time giving them more control over their own nation's organisations? And in any case, is it even possible to offload such a large amount of assets?   
 Who can afford to buy multiple billions of dollars worth of shares right now?
gpt
It affects their ability to raise capital in future. Imagine there’s the total supply of Russian assets and total demand for Russian assets. If one group of investors divests and no longer demands Russian assets, that has to be absorbed by the remaining pool of investors. 

As with any demand shift, you’d expect a price reduction and a quantity reduction. As the existing assets can’t cease to exist, the reduced quantity comes via crowding out new investment.