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Chief economist update: Brexit - the news that was

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... Lords where peers will begin line by line scrutiny next week." This the latest news from The Independent, headed "Boris Johnson news: Brexit legislation passes Commons..." News? Brexit has become less of a news item since 12 December 2019 when the Conservatives ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... from the European Union has become less uncertain following the Conservative Party's, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, thumping victory at the December 12 general elections. The Conservatives won 365 seats -- majority of 80 seats, the largest ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... the recent positive turn of events - US-China trade deal, the UK could finally Brexit with polls predicting UK PM Boris Johnson could win a 96-seat majority at the 12 December polls - had eased uncertainty. But as evident in recent history, the Sino-Yankee ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... Australia) and from there, hopefully, the UK could Brexit once and for all on the 20 January 2020. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes that the elections would increase his party's majority, paving the way for Brexit to be done and over with. Then ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... Virginia, you know where I'm going with this. Brexit - the "no-deal" variety - is all but assured. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's announcement suspending Parliament from September 11th to October 14th - when the Queen of England agreed to ...

Chief economist update: The UK is not OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... year-to-date - supported by the weak currency - it has fallen by 5.6% from its 2019 high, recorded a few days after Boris Johnson assumed office as UK Prime Minister on July 24. The only positive that could be inferred from the latest National Accounts ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... trade in goods and services." Boris on Brexit The leading pro-Leave campaigner - and could soon be Tory leader - Boris Johnson called on the Brexiteers to "build bridges" with Bremainers. "We must reach out, we must heal, we must build bridges - because ...

Bremorsing and Bregretting Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... committee negotiating the Brexit." Oh no! The again there's still the high profile Brexiteer and former London mayor, Boris Johnson. But he too is in absentia. Boris, where art thou? Please don't tell me Boris is also Bremorsing and Bregretting Brexi ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... simplistic but perhaps a more convincing argument that Britons can relate to is this quote from former London Mayor Boris Johnson: "The more the EU does, the less room there is for national decision-making. Sometimes these EU rules sound simply ludicrous ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... reach the wider European continent. Expansion plans for the central London airport have been blocked by the mayor, Boris Johnson. City airport is appealing against Johnson's decision to block its proposed £200 million ($386 million) expansion plan ...
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