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Sep 2017
12m 20s

Brexit Watch: What's the Cost?

Bbc World Service
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Some UK companies see possible gains from exiting the EU. But a survey of 700 British businesses concludes there is widespread uncertainty. Dan speaks to Paul Kenward of British Sugar, and Professor Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University

(Photo: An aerial view of London's financial district on 12 July 2017. Credit: Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

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