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UK banks must hurry to apply for business licence in EU after Brexit: ECB

It says not to take too much time as obtaining a licence is time-consuming process

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1 min read Last Updated : Nov 05 2019 | 1:59 PM IST

UK banks should hurry up to apply for a licence in the European Union, ensuring that they can still do business in the bloc even after Brexit, a top European Central Bank supervisor said on Tuesday.

"My message today to the banks is quite simple: the clock is ticking," Sabine Lautenschläger, the ECB board member in charge of banking supervision, told a financial conference in London.

"Obtaining a licence takes some time, so don't put off applying for one for too long."

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First Published: Jun 13 2017 | 5:11 PM IST

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