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As no-deal Brexit looms, here's the likely impact on key industries

Companies are taking it seriously, stockpiling food, drugs and manufacturing parts. Governments are also kicking into action, but what they can -- or want -- to do is limited

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With just six weeks to go until Brexit day, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May continues to wield the threat of walking away from talks as a negotiating tactic.

Companies are taking it seriously, stockpiling food, drugs and manufacturing parts. Governments are also kicking into action, but what they can -- or want -- to do is limited. The most catastrophic effects such as a rupture in the multitrillion-dollar derivatives market or the grounding of planes have probably been avoided.

But bottlenecks that leave food imports rotting in ports remain a real risk, and there’s still a big question mark over