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Scrap social distancing, says UK MarketAxess boss

‘We are not really going back to the office, if we still need to social distance’

Travel restrictions and social distancing rules are expected to ease from 19 July with the government lifting the rule for mandatory face masks
Travel restrictions and social distancing rules are expected to ease from 19 July with the government lifting the rule for mandatory face masks Photo: In Pictures via Getty Images

Scrapping social distancing requirements could boost economic growth, according to the UK boss of electronic trading platform MarketAxess.

Christophe Roupie, who also runs the financial technology company’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa and Asia-Pacific businesses, told Financial News that client meetings and the benefits of bringing MarketAxess staff back to their offices would both be hindered if social distancing guidelines remain in place. 

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