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UK-EU trade negotiations to be contentious

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UK/EU

Outlook for UK-EU trade deals.

UK trade policy will now be more considered

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UNITED KINGDOM

Sunak prefers a more considered approach to free trade agreements (FTAs), placing greater emphasis than his predecessors on optimising the terms rather than securing swift deals…

ECJ bugbear undermines London’s negotiating position

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UNITED KINGDOM

The role for the ECJ after Brexit will be a key sticking point as negotiations between London and Brussels progress.

ASEAN-UK trade deals hold promise, amid bottlenecks

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ASEAN/UK

UK post-Brexit trade with ASEAN.

There will be new restrictions on internal UK trade

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UNITED KINGDOM

Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, goods in circulation in Northern Ireland will be subject to EU single market rules and EU tariffs, meaning obstacles to trade with the rest of…

Brexit will be damaging for UK-EU services trade

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UK/EU

Even if it succeeds, this will have a greater disruptive impact on the trade in services than goods, because the EU’s single market enables greater cross-border services trade…

Canada will struggle to diversify trade

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CANADA/INT

US efforts to renegotiate NAFTA were already tense, but this round of talks comes after Canada filed a wide-ranging complaint at the WTO over US trade practices. Meanwhile, the…

Philippines-UK defence and trade ties will grow

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PHILIPPINES/UK

The country's vote to leave the EU has added momentum to a realignment of UK economic and foreign policy towards the Asia-Pacific region underway for some years. Parliamentarian…

AIIB shows increased US-China institutional rivalry

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US/CHINA

London's actions drew a harsh, if unofficial, reaction from the White House. It underscores the growing rivalry between the United States and China over the changing architecture…

IPEF failure will hurt US firms on digital trade

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UNITED STATES

Although it does not have the force of law, the IPEF Supply Chain Agreement, along with the associated IPEF Critical Minerals Dialogue, is expected to strengthen chains of…