EU to propose Covid-19 travel certificate, EU and US drift apart economically
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 17 March 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Brussels is to propose the creation of a Covid-19 certificate to allow EU citizens to travel inside the bloc, and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is bringing money laundering charges against NatWest. Plus, the FT’s Frankfurt bureau chief, Martin Arnold, explains how the economies of the US and EU are drifting apart.
Brussels to propose Covid certificate to allow EU-wide travel
https://www.ft.com/content/ed6e9de4-f48e-4d74-97d1-ee80ab8f1a2f
FCA brings money laundering charges against NatWest
https://www.ft.com/content/df2aea12-265e-4a71-aead-bef65eb78ec7
Mind the economic gap: Europe and the US are drifting further apart
https://www.ft.com/content/0e9396cf-13b2-4034-ab09-c2366c264f91
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:01.6 | Today is Wednesday, March 17th. |
| 0:03.7 | And this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:08.6 | The EU will propose a COVID certificate |
| 0:11.2 | to enable travel around the block. |
| 0:13.3 | In the UK's Financial Watchdog, |
| 0:14.8 | is hitting a big bank with money laundering charges. |
| 0:17.8 | Plus, the US looks like it's recovering |
| 0:19.7 | from the pandemic more quickly than Europe. |
| 0:22.1 | We'll explain why it matters. |
| 0:23.9 | If you are a big company |
| 0:25.4 | and you're thinking about where to build your next factory |
| 0:28.1 | and you see the US is growing twice as fast as the Eurozone, |
| 0:31.7 | then more of that investment to trade |
| 0:33.8 | is going to shift towards the US. |
| 0:36.2 | I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:42.9 | The EU will propose the creation |
| 0:44.9 | of a COVID-19 certificate today. |
| 0:47.2 | This digital green certificate would allow |
| 0:49.4 | vaccinated and unvaccinated citizens |
| 0:51.9 | to travel to other member states |
| 0:53.3 | and not be forced to quarantine on arrival. |
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