[URBAN NOTE] Bloomberg View on the cities that will compete with London

[rfmcdpei]

Bloomberg View's Mark Gilbert writes about the advantages, and disadvantages, of London's different Eurozone competitors for its financial industry. Paris seems to come out broadly in the lead.

Have you heard? The platforms of London's St. Pancras train station and the departure lounges of its airports are packed with anxious investment bankers,

Comments

[robby]

I've been reading that Dublin has an edge.

[dewline]

Due to proximity alone, I would think they had the edge here. Barring a Scots exit from a no-longer-United Kingdom, of course, in which case, Edinburgh would be a close competitor.

[robby]

An English speaking nation is attractive to the London banks. There's talk that Scotland could remain, but Ireland is the sure bet.