Brexit’s tab as banks leave for Europe: $1.2 trillion and counting

Brexit’s tab as banks leave for Europe: $1.2 trillion and counting
Samanth Subramanian
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At least 440 banks and financial services firms are partly relocating from London to European cities.

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