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Why Is It So Hard to Buy Shares?

Is the financial industry helping us, or stopping us, from doing what we want?

Is the financial industry helping us, or stopping us, from doing what we want? Buying and trading shares across borders is notoriously difficult despite the so-called global economy. Share trading is still stuck behind national barriers. The programme looks at the difficulties investors face when wanting to look further than the London's FTSE or the New York Stock Exchange.

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