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Sunak plans to ban suspect firms from FTSE listing under security plan - The Times

British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak plans to take on new powers to block companies from listing on the London Stock Exchange on national security grounds, The Times reported on Wednesday.

Sunak plans to ban suspect firms from FTSE listing under security plan - The Times
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Under the proposed move, the Treasury is expected to lay out a series of scenarios in which the powers could be used, such as reasonable suspicion that a hostile foreign state was seeking to deliberately undermine the reputation of the London Stock Exchange, the Times reported, citing a government official.

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