The famous ‘cliff edge’ has not entirely been averted yet….
Week in London column
Week in London: Morocco lawsuit, trade and human rights, the risks of no border food checks
NGO lawsuit halts ratification of UK-Morocco FTA The tricky politics of northern Africa look set to thwart the government’s hopes of a smooth rollover of EU free trade agreement to apply to the UK. Moves to ratify the new UK-Morocco free trade agreement have been halted after a non-governmental organisation …
Week in London: Freeports, Ghana and Kenya, 2020 trade figures
In other UK trade news…. London announces location of first eight freeports The government has announced the location of eight new freeports – the first such initiatives to be trialled in Britain since 2012. The identity of the new free trade zones – chosen following a bidding process which concluded …
Week in London: USTR nominee signals US-UK FTA review, Trade Bill
Incoming USTR Katherine Tai signals review of UK-US FTA negotiations The chances of an early deal on a free trade agreement between the UK and the United States – which were never high – have receded further following the promise of a review of the dossier by incoming US Trade …
Week in London: All those SPS deadlines, DIT everything-but-Brussels policy
The UK is still adjusting to its new post Brexit trading environment. Not only business, but also its government structures.
Week in London: India, Trade Bill, Albania
The long battle to agree a Trade Bill for the UK is rumbling on, and other UK trade news this week.
Week in London: UK state aid, Ghana, Trade Bill
Here some developments on the United Kingdom trade policy front this week. Consultation document published on new UK state aid regime The UK government has launched a consultation of the future shape of UK state aid – the issue which caused so much anguish during last year’s EU-UK FTA negotiations. …
Week in London: Vaccine export row, Scottish trade plans, UK CPTPP bid
UPDATED on Friday 29 January 2021. It’s a rocky week in EU-UK trade. And more on the UK CPTPP bid as well as Scottish trade policy aspirations.
Week in London: More than just teething problems, trade bill, agriculture commission, parliament oversight
An overview of key developments Businesses struggle to adapt to ‘new normal’ outside EU single market Pressure is continuing to pile up on the UK government as the costs of the non-tariff barriers created by Brexit become ever more evident. Agricultural and fisheries products have been worst hit, with new …
Week in London: Xinjiang trade restrictions, border hassles, Northern Ireland Protocol, GIs
UK gets tougher on trade with Xinjiang region as China concerns mount British traders are to face internal sanctions if they trade with businesses connected with the Xinjiang region of China, where there is growing concern over the oppression of the Uyghur minority by the Beijing government. Businesses found to …
