What might Brexit mean for London’s financial center?
What might Brexit mean for London’s financial center?
Just a couple days and counting until the referendum in the U.K. about whether to stay or get out of the European Union. Economy-wise, it’ll either be another Y2K — nothing to see here — or it could be quite the opposite.
For those who’s job it is to watch global markets, currencies and stocks, it’s the not-knowing that’s the problem. Nowhere less, maybe, than in The City of London, the UK’s financial center.
Business correspondent with the BBC Theo Leggett spoke with us about how things are playing out in one of the world’s most important financial centers.
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