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UK Economy Shrinks For First Time Since 2012

by Editor On August 12, 2019 0 Comment

12th August 2019 – The British economy shrank in the second quarter for the first time since 2012 as Brexit uncertainties weighed on business investment and firms reduced their stockpiling after Britain’s departure from the European Union was postponed, official figures showed today. The decline is set to raise alarm that Brexit uncertainty is increasingly […]
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