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My Economy

This facilitator uses creativity and play to bring teams together

by Sarah Hawkins and Anais Amin
Dec 2, 2021
Jessica Shaw founded a company that brings play into workplaces to cultivate the human connection.
“We found that games and wordplay were a great way of supporting that sense of people reaching through the screen," said Jessica Shaw, founder of PACT Creative Training.
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Brexit

Has Brexit boosted London’s financial center?

by Stephen Beard
Sep 22, 2021
British financial services exports to the EU rose in the first few months after the U.K. left the bloc.
The City of London financial district. Data from the first quarter after Brexit took effect shows a small increase in the U.K.'s financial exports to the European Union.
Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
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London Unbound

London retakes crown as Europe's biggest stock trading hub

by Victoria Craig
Jul 2, 2021
The change will likely build momentum for the U.K. as it builds a post-Brexit strategy for strengthening its financial services.
Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images
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London Unbound

Britain looks to U.S., China to bolster financial services after Brexit

by Victoria Craig
Jul 1, 2021
After a wait-and-see period caused by Brexit, London is ready to forge a new global path in attracting business partners.
"I think what's increasingly clear is that London's future is going to be global," says Jonathan Hill.
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London Unbound

London Stock Exchange off to best start for IPOs since 2014

by Victoria Craig
Jun 29, 2021
That's despite Brexit and a recent transition period that some expected would bring volatility to U.K. financial services.
The financial services industry was largely left out of Brexit trade negotiations, but the head of securities trading at the London Stock Exchange says the industry banded together to make its own roadmap for a post-Brexit future.
Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images
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In London's Borough Market, importing is a "roller coaster" after Brexit

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jun 14, 2021
Britain's departure from the EU created a new trade regime for British businesses. A honey seller describes her importing experience.
Beekeepers harvesting honey. "We pay tariffs to Italy, to let our products out of Italy," says Samantha Wallace. "And then we pay a tariff to the U.K., which is quite ironic, as a U.K. business."
Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images
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COVID-19

London’s East End struggles inside the “COVID Triangle"

by Stephen Beard
Feb 22, 2021
The East End's suffering in the pandemic is analogous to its experience during World War II's Blitz, stirring solidarity.
Communities in the East End have come together with a solidarity comparable to the Blitz spirit of World War II.
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COVID-19

Lunar New Year meal kits boom in London as restaurants remain in lockdown

by Victoria Craig
Feb 12, 2021
Rather than travel to see extended family, the pandemic has forced a creative celebration for the start of the Lunar New Year.
View of Chinese lanterns ready to hang up in London's Chinatown.
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London loses crown as Europe's stock-trading hub

by Victoria Craig
Feb 11, 2021
Trading volumes in January rose fourfold in Amsterdam, pushing the city past London.
An early-morning view of London's financial district, known as the City. The district has lost jobs since the Brexit vote, and European financial centers are eager to profit from regulatory changes.
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COVID-19

London restaurant brings Philly-style love to Thanksgiving lockdown

by Victoria Craig
Nov 26, 2020
One American bar has rolled out all the Thanksgiving must-haves in one easy-to-eat Philadelphia-style sandwich.
JP Teti, owner of the Philadelphia-style restaurant in London called Passyunk Avenue, with his Thanksgiving offer, the Gobbler LOVEbundle.
Max Schroeter, Uneek Media
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