BOE chief says 鈥楤rexit鈥 may hit UK economy
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BANK of England Governor Mark Carney yesterday said a vote by Britain to leave the European Union could hit the country’s US$2.9 trillion economy and prompt some banks to move away from London’s global financial powerhouse.
In his strongest intervention so far in the politically charged debate about Britain’s EU referendum, Carney said he was not making any recommendation about how to vote.
But his comments, in an often heated exchange with euroskeptic lawmakers, are likely to be welcomed by Cameron who is battling to swing voters behind the “In” campaign.
Britain is due to vote on June 23 on whether to remain in the bloc, raising the possibility of years of uncertainty for the world’s fifth-biggest economy if it decides to leave.
Last month, Cameron asked the BOE to set out “the facts” about Britain’s EU membership.
Carney said the BOE would not assess the long-term implications of the referendum for the economy. But a vote for Brexit would deliver a short-term hit to growth and sterling, and foreign investment would probably also diminish.
Asked about the implications of an exit for Britain’s huge banking industry, Carney said some big financial firms might move business out of Britain if the country did not secure the same kind of access it currently has to the EU. That kind of negotiation could take “a very long time,” he said.
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