# Lord Mervyn King discusses the impact of Brexit on trade in the UK

1 Faculty News July 7, 2016 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-07/political-plan-key-to-limiting-brexit-impact-mervyn-king-says) -- “'There’s no doubt that you would expect some slowdown, because of the sheer uncertainty, which will affect investment,' [King](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/mervyn-king) said at an event at the Wall Street Journal in London on Thursday. 'What’s important therefore is to fairly quickly put in place a strategy to help carry out the trade negotiations.'"

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