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Has Britain become the world’s best bargain for foreign companies?
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Why are American firms suddenly so hungry for British services? Archie Hall, our Britain economics correspondent, explains why there’s a silver lining amid all the bleak news about the British economy.
00:00 – How has Britain become so cheap?
02:30 – The attractiveness of the services economy
03:16 – How America is taking advantage of bargain Britain
04:30 – British assets are also becoming cheap
06:43 – The silver lining
Listen to the rest of the episode: https://econ.st/450l69b
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