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Brexit News: Trade Talks Timeline To Get Pushed Out?
August 22, 2017

In Euro news, the timetable for Brexit trade talks may be pushed back to the end of the year. The Guardian has reported the second phase of the Brexit negotiations, which were to cover both trade and the actual process of the nation’s withdrawal from the European...

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Higher Education Weighs In On Brexit
August 08, 2017

Brexit is getting schooled. Well, in a way. British online newspaper The Independent reported news that a number of highly-regarded, U.K.-based universities have released 10 demands tied to EU citizens’ rights. The group feels the demands must be met so that higher education “is not damaged”...

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Contingency Plans Mulled Ahead of Brexit
July 25, 2017

Contingency plans seemed to be the name of the game in recent days as relates to Brexit, and as the Telegraph reported, companies are gearing up to move jobs out of the United Kingdom without more detail on transitions in the wake of the actual...

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Citigroup To Open Up EU Base In Germany
July 18, 2017

In preparation for Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), many banks are assessing their operations and scouting out new spots. One of the latest U.S. banks to move into the Frankfurt, Germany, territory as its EU base of operations is Wall Street bank Citigroup....

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Bucking Brexit, UK’s Tide Raises $14M In Funding
July 05, 2017

Among the latest traditional bank challengers to raise money across the pond is Tide, based in the U.K. The company, which delivers banking services across mobile conduits, has made news by grabbing $14 million in series A venture capital financing from a consortium of investors. That...

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Brexit Talent Drain A Leak Likely To Deluge?
July 04, 2017

Brexit is still being worked on, worked out and one wonders what workers will do. For the highly skilled employees of both the U.K. and the continent, including those in the tech realm, the drip of Brexodus may quicken into a rolling river.

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Brexit: The Show Must Go On?
June 14, 2017

In the wake of the Conservative Party’s surprise victory in the snap elections held in Britain last week, negotiations over Brexit will go on, embattled Prime Minister Theresa May said  this week. Negotiations are slated to begin as soon as next week, with at least...

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Brexit Drives Investor Pessimism
June 06, 2017

Beyond the battling over passporting and myriad issues tied to the negotiations over Brexit and the snap election scheduled for later this week, a number of verticals and industries in the region are fretful about Brexit consequences and what the seismic shift means for them....

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Hundreds of Treaties Loom for Brexit Negotiations
June 01, 2017

No one said that untangling the ties between the United Kingdom and the European Continent in the wake of Brexit would be easy.  But what about beyond the EU? The sheer volume of trade agreements alone between the U.K. and 168 non-EU nations is staggering....