UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch launched a new “Alive with Opportunity” campaign on Thursday to help double trade with India by 2030, with a series of targeted trade missions for UK firms in high growth sectors. UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch launched a new “Alive with Opportunity” campaign on Thursday to … Read more
British High Commissioner-designate Ailsa Terry begins her role in Kuala Lumpur, focusing on enhancing UK-Malaysia ties, trade partnerships and climate cooperation through CPTPP. The British High Commissioner-designate to Malaysia, HE Ailsa Terry CMG, has officially commenced her new role at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, marking a significant milestone in the ever-growing relationship … Read more
Commerce ministry officials said the UK will continue providing Bangladesh with different facilities under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) for three years as a transition period after LDC graduation in 2026. After graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status, Bangladesh will get duty-free export facilities for 92% of tariff line products, including ready-made … Read more
As India and the UK are close to concluding negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), chief negotiators of both countries will hold the 12th round of talks from August 7 here, an official said. Both sides are looking at concluding the talks before the end of the year. The main issues which could … Read more
Brexit has been an “economic disaster” for trade and investment ties between the United Kingdom and Germany, leading to a fall in German direct investment and seeing the UK decline in importance as a trading partner, German economists said. Britain voted on June 23, 2016, to exit the European Union and it left the EU’s … Read more
The United Kingdom and Taiwan are set to reinforce their long-standing trade and investment relationship as they prepare to host the 26th annual UK-Taiwan Trade Talks. This significant event comes in the wake of a burgeoning trade partnership, with bilateral trade between the two nations reaching an impressive £8.6 billion in 2022. As both countries … Read more
In a little more than three decades, diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom (U.K.) have emerged as one of the brightest examples of productive cooperation, expanding into a strategic partnership with a soon-to-be signed Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation. In its latest analytical piece, Kazinform presents an overview and prospect of the … Read more
Indian sources said the two countries were struggling to make progress in free-trade talks due to differences on some key tariff lines Talks for a free-trade agreement between Britain and India are at a critical stage, and the Indian commerce minister’s visit to London this week has helped to overcome obstacles, the Indian government said … Read more
In a remarkable reversal of fortune, the UK topped the list of G7 nations’ export growth figures in April. The international delivery expert ParcelHero says new data shows UK exports soared by 5.86 per cent in April, to $38.25bn (around £30.74bn, seasonally adjusted). That was the biggest percentage rise in exports of all the G7 … Read more
Memorandum of Understanding agreements signed during UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden’s first international visit since his appointment last year. UK Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden and Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo sign two Memoranda of Understanding during Deputy Prime Minister Dowden’s visit to Singapore agreements will further UK and Singapore’s world-leading … Read more