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World Service,27 Feb 2017,23 mins

Reassurance for London as Financial Capital

World Business Report

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One of Germany's most senior banking executives, Dr Andreas Dombret, urges London's financial workers to be confident about the future and says that Europeans should have a pragmatic approach to Brexit. We get reaction from a leading European politician to news that the proposed $26bn merger of the London and Frankfurt stock exchanges may be off. Nokia makes a comeback. We have the latest from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. And New York's legendary Waldorf Astoria hotel is closing its doors this week for a two year facelift. (Photo: London City Skyline. Credit: Getty Images)

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