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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
My God, Bircho, how on Earth, as a businessman, can you not see beyond this blinkered view?
You talk about Argentina and the Caymen Islands! What about the US, India, China, Australia and the other big players?
Take your blinkers off and look at the opportunities!
That's what businessmen/women do, right?
And by the way, those other EU countries want an agreement with the UK, too. Don't get sucked into Barnier's rhetoric!
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Business people know that Brexit just adds to costs and red tape. The countries you mention like China, US and India are the epitome of protectionism. Good luck any country signing a free trade deal with those three, it won't happen. Owning an airline operating in the US? Forget it, US shareholders have to control the company. Building a car factory in China? Foreign companies have to set up a joint venture with a local company; imported cars have massive import taxes on them.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
And by the way, those other EU countries want an agreement with the UK, too. Don't get sucked into Barnier's rhetoric!
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Spain wants an agreement with the UK - joint management of Gibraltar’s airport. No wonder the residents of Gibraltar voted to remain.
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Spain sets Brexit challenge with Gibraltar demands
Last year the Spanish government won a formal veto over the provisions of any future EU-UK deal that would apply to the territory. Since Britain insists that Gibraltar must leave the bloc on the same terms as the UK, the use of such a veto could derail a broader Brexit deal.
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https://www.ft.com/content/907fb2d8-...6-4a6390addb44