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UK and EU agree Brexit deal for financial services

Final agreement is expected to mirror an existing framework between the EU and the US

The agreed terms for future financial services interaction between the UK and the EU is expected to mirror an existing framework between the EU and the US
The agreed terms for future financial services interaction between the UK and the EU is expected to mirror an existing framework between the EU and the US Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The UK and European Union have agreed the terms for future financial services interaction between the two jurisdictions.

Officials from the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, and UK's Treasury department have been locked in discussions about the future of financial services since January, in a bid to sign a so-called Memorandum of Understanding on post-Brexit regulatory cooperation by the end of this month.

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