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Sunday, April 21, 2019
Tired of gloomy trade news? Let’s have some fun today. Here four numbers worth playing around with this week. 750 000 000 That’s the number of US $ worth of economic output Italy alone could lose should the United States close off its market to German autos and parts. The …
The United Kingdom has secured its most significant trade agreement ‘rollover’ so far with the conclusion of a deal to replicate the bulk of the EU’s matrix of trade agreements with Switzerland. However, some elements of the current trading arrangements will be discontinued if the UK leaves the EU end March …
Chris Horseman offers an initial analysis of the first free trade agreements the United Kingdom ‘rolled over’ from the EU ahead of Brexit date.
The United Kingdon’s Trade Secretary Liam Fox today sought to scotch growing rumours that Britain was considering applying zero tariffs on all imports to ward off the threat of price rises in the event of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit. But he stopped short of offering any guarantees that the UK …
This article was updated on 6 February 18.40 CET. The number of European Union free trade agreements which have been rolled over to apply to the United Kingdom after Brexit is slowly creeping up – but businesses and trade bodies remain concerned about the absence of detail in the information …
The Institute for Government released a new edition of its Brexit ‘readiness’ reports today. The 12-pager offers a glimpse of the the thickness of the fog in key areas of policy as Britain faces the serious prospect of leaving the EU in less than two months without an agreement that …
Britain will shortly be in a position to sign agreements confirming the rollover of six international trade deals, and is close to finalising texts on five others, according to a statement issued Friday by UK Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay. However, this would still leave the UK some way away from …
Britain has signalled further modest successes in its bid to roll over the terms of the EU’s free trade agreements with third countries to apply to the UK after Brexit. But questions persist about their detailed implementation. Following last month’s announcement of a rollover of key EU accords with Switzerland, …
The UK’s bid to establish an autonomous schedule of services in the World Trade Organization after Brexit has been dealt a blow as three WTO members objected to Britain’s draft document. Russia, Taiwan and Costa Rica all submitted written objections to the UK’s proposed schedule of commitments under the General …
Britain’s $17 billion-a-year trading relationship with Turkey will be seriously compromised – more than many other bilateral trading relationship – if the UK leaves the EU in March with no deal in place. Turkey’s customs union with the EU means its trade policy closely parallels that of the bloc. Ankara …
