Soaring consumer demand has been behind a surge in global trade, according to a new report. It comes as retailers are making their own short-term shipping arrangements to mitigate any shortages of the Christmas period. The global freight forwarding market saw double-digit growth across almost all regions in the first […]
Daily Archives: Thursday December 9th, 2021
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A new report has put the spotlight on how SMEs are driving growth and innovation in digital trade. The report, The Digitalisation of Trade: SMEs Driving Innovation, demonstrates how a number of factors, including the new post-Brexit relationship with the EU, the COVID-19 pandemic and problems with the supply chain […]
The Government’s new digital export strategy could boost international trade by billions of pounds every year, it has been suggested. The report – published by the Board of Trade – outlines new measures and support that will help traders in the wake of Brexit. Here’s everything you need to know. […]
According to newly published data, the UK has removed or reduced hundreds of trade barriers around the world in the year to April 2021. The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) latest statistics showing a total of 217 trade barriers across 74 countries were removed over the 20-21 financial year. The […]