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Business Matters: The UK votes to leave the European Union.

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The UK votes to leave the European Union.

25/06/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, The UK votes to leave the European Union.

World reaction as the UK votes to leave the EU

What does the world think of the UK decision to leave the EU?

We get global reaction as the UK votes to leave the European Union.

In Finland, the Foreign Minister, Timo Soini - who heads the eurosceptic Finns Party - said the UK result had to be respected - and he warned against what he called retaliation in future negotiations between the EU and Britain. We hear from Alexander Stubb , who was until recently, the Finance Minister of Finland.

In recent weeks, we've heard the views of Roger Bootle of Capital Economics - arguing in favour of a British exit from the EU. We put to him that he must be very pleased today.


Some of the world's largest companies warned they could relocate their British-based operations following the  EU referendum result. 
But how do smaller businesses in the UK  see their bottom line being affected?  Lucy Hooker has been along to talk to the owner of the Brompton bike company here in the UK, a big exporter.

We are joined throughout the programme by three guests. From Washington, Philippe Le Corre, a visiting fellow at the Centre on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution. Simon Littlewood, President at the Asia Now Consulting Group, joins from Singapore, and Colin Peacock of Radio New Zealand is with us from Wellington.

(Photo Credit: Rob Stothard/ Getty Images)

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