by Lucinda O'Reilly | Mar 1, 2025 | News
The UK government has announced that it will provide SMEs with more funding for defence-related exports. The new funding, which follows the government’s announcement that it’s boosting defence spending to 2.5%, will “create a secure and stable environment in...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Feb 1, 2025 | News
The UK’s EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has ruled out the UK joining a pan-European customs agreement, after the EU’s trade chief suggested it as a possibility as part of the ongoing ‘reset’ of relations between the country and the...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Jan 9, 2025 | News
A new report from the London School of Economics has found that UK goods exports dropped by £27bn (6.4%) in 2022 in the first year following the UK’s full departure from the EU. A drop in exports to the bloc were the main contributor, falling by 13.2% in the first...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Dec 23, 2024 | News
The UK has finally joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) giving it access to a market spanning five continents and 600 million people. The agreement will entered force on Sunday (15 December) between the UK and the...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Nov 23, 2024 | News
The UK is pausing the development of the Single Trade Window, a digital border service that would have streamlined data relating to cross-border trade. James Murray, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, made a written statement to the House today (5 November) to...
by Lucinda O'Reilly | Oct 22, 2024 | News
The government has confirmed that the planned ‘Not for EU’ labels scheme will be dropped following a consultation. In a policy update released yesterday, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it would not be moving forward with the...
