As the print version of The Banker's June 2016 edition makes its way across the globe, the UK – where the magazine is based – will have entered the final, decisive few weeks before the date of the referendum that will ask the British people to vote on whether or not they want to be part of the EU.
Far from being a niche issue, 'Brexit' has engaged leaders the world over. US president Barack Obama, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde have urged the UK to stay in. Russian president Vladimir Putin has backed suggestions that the country should leave.
