UK exports to Brie countries set to soar.

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The total value of UK goods and services exported to Brie countries-Brazil, Russia, India and China-is set to increase by 11.7 per cent a year up to 2020, according to research by the Ernst & Young ITEM Club, which makes economic forecasts. This compares with total growth in UK exports of 8.5 per cent a year during this period.

The forecast implies some significant structural shifts for the UK, driven by export re-orientation towards emerging markets and higher competitiveness. Just five per cent of UK exports currently go to the Brie economies.

The weak pound and growing consumer demand in emerging markets because of improving living standards and an expanding middle class...

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