This week in UK trade policy offers greater clarity on the government’s trade policy plans for 2022 and on how the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is working out in practice for Sweden.
UK Australia & NZ
UK New Zealand trade accord: a stepping stone towards CPTPP membership
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.
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 …
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.
UK, NZ on ‘pathway’ to FTA deal – but obstacles to agreement persist
The United Kingdom and New Zealand have “a clear pathway” to reaching agreement on a bilateral free trade agreement in August, the two sides have confirmed in their latest detailed reviews of progress in the talks.
UK and New Zealand ‘on track for FTA agreement in August’
The United Kingdom and New Zealand have said they are confident that they will secure an agreement in principle on a bilateral free trade agreement before the end of the summer.
UK-Australia FTA – a detailed summary of the Agreement in Principle
Further details of the groundbreaking free trade agreement between the UK and Australia have been released by London and Canberra, including on SPS, rules of origin, visas, services, customs, labour and environment.
The new UK-Australia FTA – what we know so far
The United Kingdom has confirmed that it has concluded a free trade agreement with Australia – the first post-Brexit FTA that does not have its roots in an existing EU deal. The main elements of the deal were agreed by UK prime minister Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart Scott …
Week in London: Biden wades into Northern Ireland issue, Australia, Agriculture Commission
It’s not quiet in UK trade this week….
Week in London: Northern Ireland, Australia, Fish
EU and UK remain oceans apart as Irish Sea border talks continue Will President Joe Biden’s arrival in the UK next week for an international summit provide the impetus for a breakthrough in the tortuous UK-EU negotiations on the functioning of the Northern Ireland Protocol?
