‘A nightmare for companies’: President of British Chamber of Commerce in Germany discusses Brexit

BCCG started its 100th anniversary with the BCCG New Year conference in Berlin on Thursday, 24 Jan. 2019:

Brexit was front-and-centre as the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany (BCCG) celebrated its 100th anniversary in Berlin on Thursday.

BCCG president Michael Schmidt said that Brexit has drawn the German and British business communities closer — one of the few positives in the current climate of uncertainty and anxiety. As Britain’s second-largest trading partner, with bilateral trade topping €180bn (£156bn) in 2017, the relationship between Germany and the UK will remain significantly important post-Brexit.

 Schmidt spoke to Yahoo Finance UK about managers vs. politicians, how the role of the chamber has intensified, and the risk of dangerous “legends” arising around Brexit.

For details, please check out the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK here:   https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/nightmare-companies-president-british-chamber-commerce-germany-discusses-brexit-060027950.html

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Andreas Meyer-Schwickerath