1<\/sup>All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc.\u00a0 Total sample size was 730 senior decision makers in small\/ medium British businesses. Fieldwork was undertaken between 29th March – 1st April 2016.\u00a0 The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all British business size.<\/p>\nWorld First data on client contracts was collated between January 01 2016 and March 31 2016 and refers to UK corporate desk clients only<\/p>\n
About the Global Trade Barometer<\/b><\/p>\n
World First\u2019s World Trade Tracker provides a unique snapshot of global trading trends across UK SMEs over the last quarter. By analysing World First\u2019s corporate desk client behaviour and independent research surveying decision makers at 730 UK SMEs, the tracker looks at UK SME\u2019s global trade behaviours over the last three months.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
About World First<\/b><\/p>\n
World First is market-leading, award-winning, rapidly-growing international FinTech business. Expert in international currencies and money transfer, World First combines specialist knowledge of foreign exchange markets with technological innovation to help individuals and businesses manage cross border currency payments quickly, securely and transparently. A specialist alternative to traditional banks\u2019 generalist approach, World First has successfully exchanged more than \u00a326bn for over 78,000 individuals and businesses since 2004. World First\u2019s corporate and e-commerce desks enable SMEs and online marketplace traders to expand internationally via a specialist and personalised service proposition and bespoke technology. We call these businesses \u2018mini-multinationals\u2019.<\/p>\n
World First employs c.400 people across 5 international offices of London, Sydney, Texas, Singapore and Hong Kong with plans for further expansion into new countries. World First has strategic partnerships with over 20 businesses including Virgin Money, News International, Le Figaro and The Australian. World First has licences to service clients in over 45 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UK SMEs reluctant to protect themselves from FX volatility amid Brexit uncertainty Total Q1 FX exposures of \u00a335.6bn potentially at risk from currency movements A quarter (24%) of UK SMEs have felt negative impact of exchange rate fluctuations in Q1 2016 15% state currency volatility in Q1 has impacted investment decisions to support growth Europe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
UK SMEs facing \u00a335.6bn Brexit currency risk - OpenBusinessCouncil Directory<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n