Synopsis
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.
- Programme: The Bottom Line
- Episode: London's Stock Exchange: why aren't companies listing in Britain anymore?
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast year: 2025
- Economics
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