For the first time in over 20 years, UK businesses are now eligible to export beef to the US market – an achievement owed to the ongoing process of negotiations between the UK Government, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, and industry groups. Back in March 2020, when the Government […]
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As the EU and UK once again return to negotiations over a new deal, businesses remain uncertain exactly how trade will continue once the transition period ends on 31 December 2020. Up until recently, the UK Government was said to be focusing on a Canada-style deal, but as negotiations ground […]
The Government has set out the steps the businesses that trade with the EU or employ people from the EU need to take to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020. The steps set out will apply from 1 January 2021, irrespective of the […]
The new UK-Japan free trade agreement will allow the pharma industry to continue trading “largely as they do now”, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has said.
The UK’s new freeports will benefit from a package of tax reliefs that will drive investment and create jobs, it has been revealed.
For the first time in over 20 years, UK businesses are now eligible to export beef to the US market – an achievement owed to the ongoing process of negotiations between the UK Government, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, and industry groups.
Innovate UK, the start-up accelerator for the UK has launched its four-year plan setting out its strategy to promote business growth ahead of the Brexit transition period. Entitled Design in Innovation strategy, 2020-2024, the plan will seek to “support excellent design in innovation” by encouraging businesses to “embed design within their […]
International Development Secretary Liz Truss has set up 11 new trade advisory groups covering a range of key sectors in a bid to drive business engagement in the UK’s trade negotiations. As trade talks with Japan, the US, Australia and New Zealand intensify, Ms Truss is stepping up engagement with […]
The Government has launched a campaign to support businesses in the European Union (EU) continue to trade with the UK following the Brexit transitional period. A brand-new Government campaign will support EU businesses in trading with the UK after the Brexit transitional period, it has been revealed. Entitled “Keep Business […]
The UK Government has announced that it has secured a new and ‘historic’ free trade agreement with Japan – the first major trade deal the UK has made as an independent trading nation. While the negotiations for a new trade deal with the EU are ongoing, the UK has forged […]