AstraZeneca Rises on Report CEO Wants to Move Listing to US
Soriot has also discussed moving AstraZeneca's domicile, the Times said, citing people familiar with the matter it didn't identify. The executive is frustrated with the UK's regulatory regime for drugs and is concerned the country is falling behind the US and China, it said.
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