UK-China Trade: Eastern Promise? UK-China trade has featured highly on Theresa May’s visit to China. The Prime Minister hopes that by the end of her sojourn, a further £9 billion in commercial deals will have been secured between UK and Chinese businesses. Trade with China is a small but important part of the UK’s overall […]
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A recap of the TKE’s inaugural event featuring Pascal Lamy
The TKE held its inaugural event “At the Crossroads: the UK and the EU in an uncertain global trade system” on 19 January in London. The meeting featured a keynote address by Pascal Lamy, with further contributions by Professor L. Alan Winters and Dr. Swati Dhingra. In his remarks, Pascal Lamy offered a global perspective […]
Read moreA Road Less Travelled – Brexit and the UK’s trade policy
The UK has stated its intention to prioritise “friction-free” trade in goods with the EU, whilst also planning to implement its own trade policy with the rest of the world meaning withdrawal from the EU’s Common Commercial Policy and the Customs Union on goods. Meanwhile, the EU has said that there can be no cherry-picking […]
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