Paris Hopes for Brexit Bank Jobs Run Up Against Frexit Fears
- Firms waiting until after the election to consider moves
- Labor, tax reforms will be crucial to luring jobs from UK
Are Markets Pricing-In a Le Pen Win in France?
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There’s one big thing standing in the way of France luring banking jobs from London after Brexit: the prospect of Frexit.
With Marine Le Pen among the leading presidential candidates, her platform of taking France out of the euro and the European Union is repelling finance executives. If she loses, a more business-friendly leader such as Francois Fillon or Emmanuel Macron could implement reforms that would make Paris more competitive.