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21 January 2021

Foreign Affairs

To Build Back Better, Biden Needs to Fix Trade

20 January 2021

Gov.UK

Summit held on UK-Japan trade

18 January 2021

The Times

Boris Johnson consults businesses on plan to become Europe’s Singapore

16 January 2021

The Entrepreneurs Network

Fixing copyright post-Brexit

13 January 2021

CapX

What should the UK do with its new freedom in customs and border processing?

13 January 2021

The Telegraph

We will not turn a blind eye to modern slavery - including in China

11 January 2021

WorldTradeLaw

FTA safeguard exclusion clauses. Do they bite?

8 January 2021

The Times

Gene editing is the future of British farming

2 January 2021

Reuters

African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

1 January 2021

BBC

Brexit: New era for UK as it completes separation from European Union

29 December 2020

FT

The case for liberal trade remains as robust as ever

29 December 2020

The Telegraph

The success of the deal will depend on how the UK uses its newfound freedom

26 December 2020

WorldTradeLaw

“Rebalancing” Provisions in the “Level Playing Field” Section of the UK-EU FTA

26 December 2020

BBC

UK and EU agree post-Brexit trade deal

23 December 2020

FT

Brazil reform agenda stalls

23 December 2020

CapX

The party of Thatcher must resist the siren call of protectionism

17 December 2020

Gov.uk

Legislation for the UK’s independent tariff policy

15 December 2020

INews

Liz Truss is the unsung hero of post-Brexit trade deals — she’s sorted out 57 of them

13 December 2020

The Telegraph

Brexit and trade: how we got here

11 December 2020

TechUK

A UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement is a great idea

11 December 2020

WorldTradeLaw

Katherine Tai Will Be the Next U.S. Trade Representative

9 December 2020

Independent

Britain to drop tariffs on US related to Airbus subsidy dispute after Brexit next year

8 December 2020

Reason

Britain Is Granting Record Numbers of Passports to Hongkongers. America Should Take a Hint.

5 December 2020

PIIE

The Washington Consensus stands test of time better than populist policies

4 December 2020

Bloomberg

U.K. Grants Five Passports a Minute to Hongkongers as China Tightens Grip

1 December 2020

CapX

The CAP is lifted – now British farming can flourish after Brexit

30 November 2020

Cato Institute

The Pandemic Does Not Justify Protectionism or Deglobalization

27 November 2020

IELP

Brexit and Steel Safeguards

24 November 2020

AsianTradeCentre

RCEP rules of origin - an introduction

22 November 2020

FT

UK and Canada seal rollover trade deal

20 November 2020

CityAM

Begone Trumpist protectionism! How Biden will boost prospects for global trade

19 November 2020

WTO

WTO marks its 25th anniversary

19 November 2020

Cato Institute

Trade Policy under a Biden Administration

15 November 2020

ASEAN.org

ASEAN members sign RCEP

12 November 2020

WorldTradeLaw

U.S. Trade Policy After Trump: Some Preliminary Thoughts

11 November 2020

Gov.UK

Landmark Agriculture Bill becomes law

9 November 2020

BBC

Joe Biden becomes 46th US President

4 November 2020

Gov.uk

UK and Kenya secure a trade agreement

3 November 2020

The Guardian

Basmati battle: Pakistan fights Indian bid for EU recognition of rice

2 November 2020

The Guardian

Labour urges UK trade secretary to end delays over Kenya and Ghana deals

2 November 2020

WTO

DDG Wolff urges start of “serious discussion” on WTO reforms

30 October 2020

Reuters

UK rejects “Britain first” trade policy taking swipes at EU and US

29 October 2020

Cato Institute

WTO Director-General’s Race Shows the United States is Not Interested in Reform

29 October 2020

Chatham House

Liz Truss on Future of UK Trade Policy

26 October 2020

The Economist

An assessment of Donald Trump’s record on trade

22 October 2020

Overseas Development Institute

Post-Brexit trade for development: an unfulfilled promise

21 October 2020

FT

EU carmakers call on Brussels to ‘reconsider’ Brexit stance

20 October 2020

The Times

Opportunities for green free trade

19 October 2020

Gov.uk

New Board of Trade holds first meeting to agree principles and future programme of work

14 October 2020

WTO

WTO arbitrator issues decision in Boeing subsidy dispute

13 October 2020

BBC

Agriculture Bill: production methods amendment rejected

12 October 2020

CapX

We face a critical choice: Global Britain, or the mire of protectionism

11 October 2020

The Telegraph

Amendments to the Agricultural Bill would cost the poor to favour the rich

7 October 2020

Gov.uk

UK approved for Government Procurement Agreement

6 October 2020

Telegraph

Momentum builds for CANZUK

2 October 2020

Nikkei Asia

Vietnam backs UK to join TPP in Hanoi talks

1 October 2020

Bloomberg

EU Eyes Tariffs Against the U.S., Putting Economy at Risk

29 September 2020

CityAM

Liz Truss sets mid-2021 deadline for UK-US trade deal

26 September 2020

GOV.UK

Boris Johnson’s UNGA speech cites trade solutions to Covid-19

23 September 2020

CapX

The World Trade Organization is in urgent need of a reality check

21 September 2020

Telegraph

Liz Truss to rip up rules on assessing trade deals

21 September 2020

Migrants responsible for UK’s growth of top incomes and taxes

18 September 2020

WTO

Liam Fox progresses to second round of WTO DG candidates

15 September 2020

Cato Institute

The Pandemic Does Not Justify Protectionism or Deglobalization

11 September 2020

Gov UK

UK & Japan agree first post-Brexit trade agreement

9 September 2020

Gov.UK

Government sets out plans for new approach to subsidy control

8 September 2020

FT

Valdis Dombrovskis chosen as EU’s trade chief

7 September 2020

Cato Institute

Can Democratic Voters Push Democratic Politicians Towards Trade Liberalization?

4 September 2020

GovUK

IFT President Daniel Hannan & Board Member Tony Abbott join Board of Trade

4 September 2020

The Telegraph

Tony Abbott can help Global Britain do deals

2 September 2020

FT

Why Trump no longer talks about the trade deficit with China

31 August 2020

The Economist

The WTO’s outgoing boss leaves behind a hobbled body

28 August 2020

Adam Smith Institute

The case for free trade & movement between the UK and Australia

24 August 2020

WTO

WTO: Covid-19 trade related measures

24 August 2020

FT

UK set for record-breaking economic growth in third quarter

21 August 2020

Warren Coats

The case for diverse supply chains

18 August 2020

The Telegraph

UK-Canada trade talks back on the table

17 August 2020

Peterson Institute for International Economics

Vietnam and Mexico could become major players in global supply chains

13 August 2020

BBC

US holds off on threatened tariff hike in EU Airbus fight

12 August 2020

Cato Institute

A Pro‐Trade Policy for the Democratic Party

10 August 2020

WSJ

It’s Time to Revive the Anglosphere

6 August 2020

FT

EU digital protectionism risks damaging ties with the US

3 August 2020

FT

UK trade secretary to criticise ‘punitive’ US tariffs on Washington trip

3 August 2020

ITC

Trade and development: Pakistan in focus

29 July 2020

The Sun

Britain to sign first post-Brexit trade deal within weeks after Japan talks

29 July 2020

IFT invited to join Trade and Agriculture Commission

28 July 2020

The Times

Government’s new trade & agriculture commission launches

26 July 2020

The Telegraph

UK can reap the benefits of Pacific alliance

24 July 2020

Bloomberg

U.K. Says Benefits of Post-Brexit Trade Deals Underestimated

20 July 2020

WTO

Candidates for DG selection process 2020

20 July 2020

“The deepening bonds between India and the UK”

16 July 2020

GlobalEconomies

UK Trade Policy Hoves into View

14 July 2020

ConservativeHome

Joining the CPTPP is how this country can show it’s serious about being “Global Britain”

9 July 2020

Gov.uk

Dr Liam Fox nominated for WTO Director General

6 July 2020

Cato Institute

Why a US WTO withdrawal would be a mistake

2 July 2020

Forbes

Let’s Have That Much Needed Debate About The World Trade Organization

1 July 2020

Reuters

UK toughens Huawei rhetoric

1 July 2020

UK-US conclude second negotiating round

13 April 2020

Spectator

Our Easter lamb reveals the miracle of free trade

8 April 2020

Trade set to plunge as COVID-19 pandemic upends global economy

7 April 2020

Global Vision

Post Covid-19, digital trade must be able to operate freely and efficiently

6 April 2020

The Telegraph

Even if we could grow all our own food, doing so would only make us poorer

4 April 2020

Dan Ikenson

Protectionism Kills

1 April 2020

Cato Institute

Tariffs in a Pandemic Are Taxes on Lifesaving Goods

30 March 2020

Bloomberg

Protectionism goes local - COVID19

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@SamuelMarcLowe Sad to see increasingly restrictive local content requirements over time - especially in electric and hybrid vehicles.

Chad P. Bown

@ChadBown yesterday

It's not a simple story. The immediacy problem is driven by a set of WTO disputes challenging those US national s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Tom Pengelly

@pengelly_tom 2 days ago

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Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺

@MarosSefcovic 3 days ago

Honoured to have been appointed as co-chair of 🇪🇺🇬🇧 Partnership Council. A new chapter in EU-UK relations has beg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Raoul Ruparel

@RaoulRuparel 3 days ago

Under CETA a product exported from one party to the other then returned without any processing can still qualify fo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Department for International Trade

@tradegovuk 3 days ago

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