Brexit’s greatest roadblock currently takes the form of a 310-mile border spanning the Irish countryside. How come?

The European Commission faces a tough challenge when considering its policies regarding competition in the market: It is a fine line between protecting domestic companies that struggle in light of giant companies from abroad and softening antitrust rules that Ms Vestager has to walk as EU competition chief.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. Here are some of the last week’s updates from the trade sector. 28th October 2019.

Over the past few years, Italy’s economy has gone through a recessionary period. A recession is defined as two negative quarters of contraction and is a sharp slow-down in the rate of economic growth. In the final quarter of 2018, Italy’s economy shrank by 0.2% and is the third time the country’s growth has fallen into recession over the last decade.

Internationally renowned as the ‘start-up’ nation, Israel presents a plethora of exciting trading opportunities for the UK and will be an important partner as it prepares for its formal exit from the European Union (EU), finds Leumi UK’s whitepaper

Banks are often slow to adopt the latest technology, and in many cases that is warranted. As highly regulated institutions tasked with protecting valuable data, banks understandably want to avoid “running with scissors.” By starting slow with simply implementing APIs in a few areas, they can begin to modernize and ultimately provide streamlined payments solutions, like RTPs, to their largest pool of customers.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. Here are some of the last week’s updates from the trade sector. 21st October 2019.

Going Global Live in association with the Department for International Trade (DIT) is the number one show in Europe for businesses that are looking to expand internationally, export products or set up overseas operations.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. Here are some of the last week’s updates from the trade sector. 14th October 2019.

Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG. Here are some of the last week’s updates from the trade sector. 7th October 2019.