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UK economy under cloud of Brexit uncertainty: British finance minister

Reuters
London, United KingdomUpdated: Oct 11, 2017, 11:34 AM IST
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File photo of Philip Hammond. Photograph:(Reuters)

British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday that a "cloud of uncertainty" about Brexit was hanging over the country's economy and needed to be cleared as quickly as possible.

"My general view of our economy is that it is fundamentally robust. We have some very strong things going for us, a strong outlook for the future," Hammond told lawmakers.

"But the cloud of uncertainty is a temporary damper and we need to remove it as soon as possible by making progress with the (Brexit) negotiation process," he said.

The International Monetary Fund kept its growth forecasts for Britain on hold on Tuesday even as it raised its projections for growth in many other economies around the world.