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World Service,16 Jun 2016,26 mins
Bank of England: Brexit Poses Global Financial Risk
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
The Bank of England is the latest organisation issuing dire warnings about the consequences that will ensue if the British people vote to leave the European Union next week. But what will happen if voters aren't in the mood to listen? Russia's President Putin is welcoming some of the European Union's top brass to St. Petersburg in the hope they'll ease the economic sanctions put in place over Crimea: And what would it be like to work in an office without being constantly interrupted by email? The BBC's Paddy O'Connell has been finding out what it's like working without constant electronic interruptions.
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