UK economy flying blind after Brexit vote
No one knows what the business environment might look like, or how easy it will be to continue trading with EU
London
PUBS, retailers, carmakers. Name the business and it is likely that they are looking for an answer to what "Brexit" will actually mean.
Almost 100 days since the UK voted to leave the European Union, firms are still in the dark. Prime Minister Theresa May has offered little insight into her exit strategy, leaving executives to make decisions on investment and hiring with no clarity on what the business environment might look like, or how easy it will be for the UK to continue trading with the bloc of 500 million people.
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