国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Continued uncertainty over Brexit raises concerns over impact on Dutch econom
<p><span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="HAGUE">HAGUE</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 2-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="Dtuch">Dtuch</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="export">export</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>, <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stefan">Stefan</span> <span word="Koopman">Koopman</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Rabobank">Rabobank</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>' <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>-<span word="cliff">cliff</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="weary">weary</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relocate">relocate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="chains">chains</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 31, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="request">request</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> 27 <span word="European">European</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31, 2020.</p><p><span word="DUTCH">DUTCH</span> <span word="PORT">PORT</span> <span word="TO">TO</span> <span word="BE">BE</span> <span word="HIT">HIT</span></p><p><span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> (<span word="PRA">PRA</span>) <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Willems">Willems</span> <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="prolongation">prolongation</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>."</p><p><span word="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="port">port</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="contingency">contingency</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mitigate">mitigate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coordinated">coordinated</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="haulage">haulage</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="formalities">formalities</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Willems">Willems</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="perspectives">perspectives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span>.</p>
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