A 600 billion trade relationship must be re drawn. But who has the upper hand . We weigh up the numbers. Plus, they wont catch fire but will they set the Tech World Alight . Samsung reveals its 58 smartphones, as it tries to repair a singed reputation. Welcome to World Business report. Iam i am sally bundock. We start again with brexit. The massive task now begins of agreeing the terms of britains departure from the European Union. Theres a huge amount at stake for businesses here in the uk, and across the remaining 27 eu countries, in the form of a trading relationship Worth Hundreds of billions of dollars a year. Soa so a failure to strike a deal would be damaging to all sides, but who has really got the upper hand . If we have a look at the numbers, it might give you some conclusions. In 2015, the uk exported 274 billion worth of goods and services to the eu. That is 44 of all uk exports. So thatis that is 44 of all uk exports. So that is a sizeable chunk. It represents 13 of the en
The firm that promises to make employing people easier. Hell explain how. Today we want to know, what are your questions about brexit . Well be answering your questions on this fridays edition of Business Live. Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. We start of course with brexit as the massive task now begins of agreeing the terms of britains departure from the european union. Theres a huge amount at stake for businesses here in the uk and across the remaining 27 eu countries in the form of a trading relationship Worth Hundreds of billions of dollars a year. A failure to strike a trade deal would be damaging to all sides. But who really has the upper hand . Lets look at the numbers. In 2015 the uk exported 274 billion worth of goods and services to the eu. Thats 44 of all the uks exports and represents 13 percent of the entire british economy. Lets look at it the other way. The eu exports far more to the uk than vice versa 360 billion worth in the same