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Small firms are left in a trade limbo because of Brexit uncertainty

Around half of small firms say Brexit will change their trading habits, but they’re not sure how,Â âaccording to money transfer platform TransferWise.

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The Bank of England has just upgraded its growth forecasts

The Bank of England has dramatically upgraded its growth forecast for this year but stressed that households will still experience a major squeeze on incomes due to rising inflation. In its latest Inflation Report, the Bank upgraded its 2017 GDP growth forecast to 2 per cent, up from 1.4 per cent in November.

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A High Street business banker says more companies want to sell internationally post-Brexit

‘They want to know how to trade internationally a bit more,’ says Marcelino Castrillo, Managing Director for Business and Private Banking at Natwest.

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City lobby group comes out fighting for global Brexit in dramatic u-turn

The City’s top lobby group has performed a dramatic u-turn on Brexit, scrapping its previous campaign to remain in the EU and instead hailing the vote to leave as “unprecedented opportunity” for the UK to develop a powerful new set of trade and investment policies.

A sign hangs outside a branch of Barclays Bank in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Barclays raised more than 5 billion pounds from Middle Eastern investors last year, triggering criticism from shareholders including Legal & General Group Plc who weren't first given an opportunity to buy new stock. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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REPORT: Barclays has chosen Dublin for its EU HQ after Brexit

Barclays has chosen Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, as its headquarters within the European Union post-Brexit, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Brexit will knock Manchester United off top of world’s football rich list, Deloitte warns

Manchester United may be about to lose its coveted title of football’s richest club, as a result of Brexit. According to the Football Money League – an annual report compiled by the financial consultancy firm Deloitte – the Old Trafford club has this year regained its position as the world’s highest revenue-earning club for the first time since 2003/04. But the glory could be short-lived. The latest version of the report released on Thursday warns it will likely be replaced by Spanish giants Real Madrid or Barcelona next year.