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Interest services, and is supported by an exten- £82.8bn in 2018, up £3.8bn from rate over-the-counter deriva- sive network of professional services 2017, according to a new report tives rose 11 percentage related to financial services: legal, from The City UK. YEAR-ON - points to 50 per cent, com- accounting and consulting.” The business body found YEAR pared to 32 per cent in The report also found that the UK’s BOJO ISSUES SNO-GO ORDER about a third of the growth GROWTH the US. fintech market is now worth roughly (£1.1bn) came from financial The findings also £7bn to the UK economy, employing Ministers told Davos is off limits services, while £2.7bn came showed foreign exchange 60,000 people. from related sectors such as 4.5% turnover increased from Catherine McGuinness, policy chair SEBASTIAN MCCARTHY international business and political elite. legal services, accounting and 37 per cent to 43 per cent, at the City of London Corporation, @SebMcCarthy management consultancy. The between 2016 and 2019. said: “The success of UK financial and A group of six senior ministers from figure represents a record high in The US accounted for 26.6 per related professional services plays a BORIS Johnson has taken the the cabinet flew out to the previous dollar terms. cent of the UK’s exports, vital role in balancing our trade surprise step of boycotting Davos WEF event, where bakeries, ski shops Liz Truss, who was reappoint- while the EU bloc account- deficit.” next year, banning his ministers from and chalets are transformed into ed as trade secretary this FINTECH ed for 40.5 per cent — She warned that the government attending the annual World corporate lounges and business week, said: “The financial NOW WORTH with the Netherlands should see the figures as an important Economic Forum (WEF) jamboree. receptions for three days. services sector is a bedrock of (8.4 per cent), Germany reminder of the need for a future trad- Buoyed by his thumping new However, a government source the UK’s trade and economic (seven per cent) and ing framework with the EU, majority in parliament, the Prime confirmed yesterday that ministers growth,” she said, pointing to £7bn France (6.7 per cent) rank- calling for a “positive partnership” Minister has decided to turn his back would not be joining the rush to the increases in British trade with ing as the top three after Brexit. on the Swiss resort, which has slopes. non-EU countries. destinations. become the premier networking “This government will ensure our Anjalika Bardalai, chief £ BORIS SETS OUT HIS STALL: P2 event on the global calendar for the £ CONTINUED ON P3 Sotheby’s cracks open the bubbly after a vintage year for wine auctions JESS CLARK The auctioneer reported for any bottle of wine or In April the auction house set a Tom Gearing, co-founder at wine @jclarkjourno total auction sales of spirit when The Macallan new record for a private wine investment specialist Cult Wines, $118m in 2019, an 60-year-old 1926 was collection sold at auction when told City A.M: “There is uncertainty, SOTHEBY’s Wine toasted sales of increase of 20 per cent, in bought for $1.9m, as part Hong Kong’s Transcendent Wines which is when people look for safe more than $100m (£75.9m) for the a year that saw Sotheby’s of its Ultimate Whisky sold for $29.8m. haven assets, they look to be more second consecutive year in 2019, in London record its Collection. 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