Brexit has driven 2,500 finance jobs and €170bn to France, says bank governor

Bank of France chief claims 50 British entities' have moved over the Channel, while Dublin, Amsterdam and Frankfurt have also benefited

The Bank of France's governor has said that Britain's withdrawal from the European Union has driven almost 2,500 jobs and at least 170bn in assets" to France.

London remains the continent's foremost financial centre but Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt and Paris have all scrambled to attract businesses that wanted to remain active in the 19-nation eurozone.