London, June 20, 2026 (AFP) - A decade on, Brexit still bites for UK small businesses

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2026-06-20

Ten years on from a referendum that triggered Britain's exit from the European Union, the nation's small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) find themselves caught between mountains of paperwork, rising costs and dashed expectations. A study published last month by the Federation of Small Businesses found 63 percent of UK SMEs trading with the European Union had faced "significant" trade barriers over the past 12 months. A third of those surveyed......

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