A Brexit to where for businesses?

Even if threats from business to leave Britain are real, there might not be anywhere else for them to go, Sarah Moore.

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Those fleeing might find themselves squeezed

"Red carpets are being rolled out all over Europe by cities seeking to attract large departments of blue-chip businesses," writes Judith Evans in the Financial Times. And already several companies are hinting at potential moves abroad to pre-empt the UK's exit from the European Union, especially in the financial sector.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.