Brexit threatens London leadership

The United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union might compromise the London ambition to remain the leading European financial hub.

With British Exit, a highly institutional brainteaser is starting. Several European directives and treaties should be abolished.

The city which counts 12 700 companies working in the sectors of finance and insurance, the majority of whom are foreign ones, could face an exodus of these operators who often come to London to establish their European headquarters.

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