UK, EU close to Brexit deal on financial services: UK official

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain. London is set to access European Union financial markets after Brexit. [Photo: Reuters]

LONDON- A deal giving London, the world’s largest center of international finance, basic access to European Union financial markets after Brexit is nearly done, a British official said.

Such a deal would give the United Kingdom a level of access to the EU similar to that of major US and Japanese firms, while however tying it to many EU finance rules for years to come.