Covid-19 curbs and Brexit fears hammer London and leave finance district deserted
17 December 2020 - 08:31
London — London enters the final days of 2020 with its position as the UK’s economic growth engine being whittled away by Brexit and the struggle to contain the coronavirus.
The decision to place the capital under the toughest Covid-19 curbs caps a year that saw the virus inflict a bigger hit on London’s job market than other regions. The city, which accounts for more than one-fifth of the UK economy, is also seeing global banks shift some people and assets to other European countries...
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