London finance firms may face long wait for EU to open its markets
12 January 2021 - 16:29
London — The EU is in no rush to reopen its doors to the British finance industry, dashing any remaining hopes that the Brexit trade deal would unlock market access for banks and other finance firms.
Officials from the 27-nation bloc stressed on Monday that the EU won’t hasten its assessment of the UK’s plans for regulating its financial sector and underlined that granting market access remains a unilateral decision that’s not up for negotiation...
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