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The business community has largely adjusted to the UK departure from the European Union and is inclined to move on, but Brexit itself remains unfinished business. Some of the most disruptive consequences of this historic divorce have already taken place: many of them have been less dire than predicted in the short term, although the City of London has lost its critical role as the capital of European finance. In the longer term, key questions remain to be answered about the UK economy and its overall competitiveness and about the future relationship between the UK and its erstwhile partners in Europe. Classification JEL : F36, F38, F65, G18, L40.