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Goldman’s London boss: We need France and Germany ‘joined at the hip’

Richard Gnodde says the two regional powerhouses need to be working together to drive the EU project forward

Richard Gnodde, co-chief executive officer in Europe for Goldman Sachs International
Richard Gnodde, co-chief executive officer in Europe for Goldman Sachs International Photo: Getty Images

Goldman Sachs' top banker in Europe is confident about the future of a European Union without the UK - so long as its two largest economies, Germany and France, are able to work together.

Speaking on a company podcast this week, Richard Gnodde, the head of Goldman Sachs International and co-chief of its investment banking division, called the success of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron in last weekend's first-round election a "market-friendly result".

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