U.K. Finance Chiefs’ Optimism Highest Since 2015, Deloitte Says
- Survey before Brexit trigger showed CFO concerns softening
- Exit from EU remains top worry for British firms surveyed
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Optimism among U.K. chief financial officers climbed to an 18-month high in the weeks before Prime Minister Theresa May formalized Britain’s intention to leave the European Union.
Almost one-third of CFOs said they are more optimistic about prospects for their company than they were three months ago, according to Deloitte’s first-quarter survey. That’s up from 3 percent immediately following the June Brexit vote.