A comprehensive trade agreement with New Zealand will cut red tape for businesses, end tariffs on UK exports and create new opportunities for tech and services companies, while making it easier… read more →
The notion of ‘debt-trap policy’ has elicited much debate about whether entities that deliberately flex their financial muscle to exert dominance over desperate countries exist. This work highlights its meaning, the actors, and its effects on trade and economic development.
Roughly 30 CEOs and Chairpersons of industry-leading companies call on governments to resolve geopolitical tensions, focus on trade reform and avoid protectionism. The trading system must adapt to address new… read more →
World trade of goods has declined some 12% in the last year, representing a loss of $22 trillion USD of trade. Is it all doom and gloom for trade, or will we see a resurgence?
The UK, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are taking a step forward in their £21.6 billion relationship with a free trade agreement. The new free trade agreement is set to benefit… read more →
On June 2nd, the Government must set clear objectives on jobs, inequality and the environment for its post-Brexit trade policy, as an unprecedented coalition of unions, business groups and consumer… read more →
The UK is to begin negotiations for upgraded trade deals with Canada and Mexico this year focused on creating even greater opportunities for UK businesses in industries of the future… read more →
2021 is likely to witness an acceleration of ongoing geopolitical shifts, while some emerging markets may experience significant growth tailwinds
The European Union quadrupled global sanctions in 2020, according to new data from Accuity. The steep rise in financial restrictions was driven in part by state violence in Belarus. Authorities… read more →
Today’s podcast focuses on the Free Trade Agreement, FTA with Japan, more specifically referred to as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Or CEPA. The UK and Japan are major investors in each other’s economies, ranking fifth and sixth respectively for inward foreign direct investment.
