European banks must be prepared to face the consequences should the United Kingdom leave the European Union without a deal (hard Brexit) at the end of March 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) warned on Monday 25 June.
However, this is not currently the case, the authority considers, warning that although “welcome”, the recent political agreement on a post-Brexit transitional period “will not be given legal effect until there is a ratified Withdrawal Agreement in place”.
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