London’s Stock Exchange: why aren’t companies listing in Britain anymore? | The Bottom Line

Duration: 27'47''

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After a year in which a number of big companies decided to list in New York rather than the UK, Evan Davis asks what can be done to attract firms to the London Stock Exchange.

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