The United Kingdom and New Zealand have agreed on principle on a free trade agreement. While the economic gain goes mainly to New Zealand, the UK will see it as a step towards the bigger prize of CPTPP membership.
UK WTO & 3rd countries
UK launches consultation on FTA with Gulf Cooperation Council
The UK is preparing to step into a potential political minefield as it prepares the ground for a future trade agreement with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Week in London: Canada trade talks, EU UK TCA implementation
The UK’s post-Brexit trade policy churn is now in full swing.
Week in London: Getting the New Zealand deal over the line
It was in June that the UK’s then international trade secretary, Liz Truss, proclaimed that a free trade agreement with Britain’s Commonwealth partner New Zealand would be tied up by the end of August We are exactly one month on from that proclaimed deadline, and a UK-NZ trade pact remains …
London holds first full talks on CPTPP accession – as Beijing, Taipei join the queue
The London has finally begun face-to-face accession negotiations with the eleven member countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership, as the UK’s celebrated ‘pivot’ towards the Asia-Pacific region moves closer to reality.
London plays down rumours of bid to join USMCA
The United Kingdom has made another surprise move in its emerging global trade strategy by floating the idea of acceding to USMCA – the revised North American trade agreement which links the United States, Mexico and Canada. The idea was leaked to the media by aides to prime minister Boris …
Week in London: India, Chile, Labour Party trade policy
An eventful week in the United Kingdom….
Truss sets out upbeat vision for ‘offensive’ UK trade policy
The United Kingdom will move “from defence to offense” in its trade policy in a bid to capture the opportunities of a changing global economy, international trade secretary Liz Truss promised today.
Perspectives: New Zealanders give UK a CPTPP reality check
The United Kingdom’s hopes of agreeing a bilateral free trade agreement with New Zealand in August were not met. While a deal remains likely, the delay illustrates that the UK’s CPTPP accession will not be totally straightforward.
CPTPP accession talks get real for the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s long-held ambition to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership will take a big step closer to being realised later this month when accession negotiations between London and the 11-nation bloc finally get down to the details.
