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Originally Posted by palo5
Actually it's the ninth or tenth largest by GDP PPP and has been for a long time
However, since Thursday it's economy is 10% smaller, so it's actually tenth or eleventh today, and will be eleventh or twelfth by next year -- Italy probably won't overtake it, but Mexico almost certainly will
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...es_by_GDP_(PPP) |
I had based my comments on ye olde wiki, but shortened the following sentence:
The United Kingdom has the fifth-largest national economy (and second-largest in EU) measured by nominal GDP and ninth-largest in the world (and second-largest in the EU measured by purchasing power parity (PPP).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Econom...United_Kingdom
However I think France has now overtaken the UK as the fifth largest economy in the world after the Pound plunged following Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
[EDIT] The BBC are now stating that up to half of the shadow cabinet is set to resign in a bid to force Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to step down.
It follows the sacking of shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn overnight.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36632956
The aftershocks from Brexit continues...
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Last edited by Devius; June 26th, 2016 at 07:25 AM..
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