With Boris Johnson emerging as Britain;s next Prime Minister, he will have just over 3 months to deliver on Brexit. On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs raised its estimate of Brexit from 35% to 40% saying the “hurdle” to stop a hard… Read More ›
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Boris Johnson’s cunning plan for a no-deal Brexit
While there are a couple of scenarios by which Boris Johnson, Britain’s potential next Prime Minister, could deliver on his no-deal Brexit, the most cunning one involves removing them, temporarily of course, from having to deliberate on the issue. A… Read More ›
Hard Brexit border to cost 50K pounds a minute in border delays: British car industry body
Boris Johnson and rival Jeremy Hunt, have both said they are prepared to take Britain out of the EU without a deal on Oct. 31, 2019, although this is not their preferred option. In a statement, Britain’s car industry warned… Read More ›
Hunt keen on delivering Brexit reassurances to Japan
Hunt will be telling Toyota that Britain wants to ensure a tariff-free trade trade deal with the EU. What are we missing here? The only way to the EU is going to agree to a tariff-free deal is if Britain… Read More ›
Cliffhanger Brexit will have deep impact for select sectors: WTO’s Director-General
The British parliament’s decision on April 12 will be is a milestone that Brexit watchers will be looking at very keenly. According to Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), if the United Kingdom were to leave the… Read More ›
UK Lawmakers call for breaking up KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte
Calls for breaking up the big four accounting firms are on the rise following audit failures at Carillion and retailer BHS. In a first such intervention, with the role played by accounting firm KPMG in the collapse of construction company… Read More ›
Growing consensus in UK cabinet to accept customs union with the EU
This report from The Sun should be viewed with caution since the option to keep Britain in a customs union with the EU, was defeated by three votes during a round of indicative voting on alternative Brexit options on Monday.
Will take “long hard look” at British operation in case of a cliff-hanger Brexit: Ford Motor
Ford builds only engines in the UK. It does not build any cars. On Tuesday, U.S. carmaker Ford Motor stated, it would have to take a “long, hard look” at its British operations, including two of its engine factories, if… Read More ›
AstraZeneca Plc and Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd sign lucrative cancer drug deal
The deal sees Britain’s AstraZeneca Plc led by Pascal Soriot sharing development and commercialization costs for the drug worldwide. For AstraZeneca the deal makes sense as it will replenish its pipeline as its cancer drug sales grow. In a significant… Read More ›
British parliament to vote on May’s diluted Brexit package today
May’s floundering efforts to get her Brexit deal approved has resulted in a few diplomats opining that Britain was most likely headed for chaotic tumble out of the EU. The bloc is likely to push ahead with contingency preparations next… Read More ›