Britain’s economy will grow faster than Europe’s over the next two years, according to the IMF and PwC.
The studies, which assume that there will be an orderly Brexit and a gradual transition to a new relationship with the bloc, said that UK growth would rise to 1.4% this year and 1.5% in 2021.
The Eurozone is predicted to grow by 1.3% this year and 1.4% next. Of the G7 countries, only the US and Canada will grow faster over the two years, with Germany, Italy and Japan struggling to keep up.
PwC said that European chief executives regarded Britain as a key market for growth and investment, with the country’s “attractiveness” back to 2015 levels.
It rated the UK as the fourth most important territory for growth, after the US, China and Germany.
