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Jul 2021
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Bustling or bust: How is the City of Lon...

Bbc World Service
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It’s been six months since the UK’s transition period from the EU ended. While the two sides hammered out arrangements for how various goods-producing sectors would continue to trade post-Brexit, financial services was largely left out of negotiations. We hear from the boss of Euronext, the head of securities trading at the London Stock Exchange, the man who authored a government-commissioned report on reforming the city’s listings regime, and a host of others to find out whether Brexit has been good or bad for the industry.

Presented by: Victoria Criag Produced by: Stephen Ryan, Nisha Patel, Jonathan Frewin

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