James Oates, Vice Chairman of the British Estonian Chamber of Commerce, shares his thoughts with Estonian entrepreneurs on the BREXIT and the Estonian Advantage.

1. Brexit: Crisis &
Opportunity
The Estonian Advantage
James Oates
Tallinn October
2016

2. Brexit Means… erm
• EEA?
• EFTA?
• Single Market?
• CET?
• Associate?
• Third Party?
• UNCERTAINTY
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3. Brexit is a political process
• No business organisation supported it
• David Davis- 17 years in sugar
• Liam Fox- no business experience
– Believes that WTO can offer bigger trade
area than EU (40% of global trade)
• Boris Johnson- no business experience
– Personally Ambitious to be PM
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4. Crisis= Danger/Opportunity
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5. UK Business needs:
• Innovation
• New Ideas
• New Investment
• New Partnerships
• New Ways of Doing Things
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6. Estonian Business Goals
• Use weak Pound creatively- Tourism?
• Use technology- margins now critical
• Services- costs of entering EU for UK
have risen hugely
• Partnership now more even
• Opportunities with Commonwealth?
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7. Trade Mission:
London November 14th
• Focus is Finance, Fintech, E-
Governance, Services
• High Level- in co-operation with the City
of London Corporation, COBCOE
• Targeted Message to key decision
makers
• “Beating the Brexit Blues!”
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8. Thank You!
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• James Oates
• James.oates@ciceroinvest.com
• +372 5081769