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Job focus shifting from UK to Hungary, Poland

A Britain braces itself for post-Brexit talent exodus, central and eastern Europe prepare for the opposite - with now having more to offer

Published Tue, Mar 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

London

Budapest

WHEN the world's largest asset manager announced it was setting up a global hub in Budapest this year, it was inundated by applicants from an unlikely place: London.

Those interested in leaving Europe's top banking centre for the Hungarian capital made up a third of aspirants, said Melanie Seymour, managing director in Budapest for BlackRock Inc, which manages more than US$5 trillion.