The new trade deal does smooth the flow of goods across British borders. Already, Britons living in Europe who have bank accounts in Britain have been told their accounts will be closed. Britain is short of the customs agents needed to deal with those documents, and even the veterinarians who carry out health checks, industry experts said. But Britain also limited what it sought in the deal to a few key areas, making the emergence of a bare-bones agreement almost inevitable, analysts said. “Brexit was always going to be a long-running hit to the UK’s competitiveness,” said Kibasi, the analyst.

Source: bd News24 December 26, 2020 05:48 UTC