British Ports Wait for France to Re-Open Trade Routes

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    • Bloomberg Markets and Finance published this video item, entitled “British Ports Wait for France to Re-Open Trade Routes” – below is their description.

    Dec.22 — Richard Ballantyne, chief executive officer of the British Ports Association, discusses France’s closure of freight traffic from Dover in southeast England because of fear over a faster-spreading mutant strain of Covid-19 that forced the U.K. government to impose a strict lockdown on London and surrounding areas. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.”

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