by dcadmin | Mar 23, 2021 | International Trade, Post Brexit, UK Defence and Security, UK Foreign Policy, UK INternational Relations
The UK’s Prime Minister has made a clear statement of intent with respect to China and international trade, seeking and preferring to expand them and see Britain as a destination of Chinese investment as part of his preferred Indo-Pacific ‘tilt’. The UK’s Integrated...
by dcadmin | Mar 23, 2021 | British Trade, Economic Offset, Free Trade Zones, International Trade, Post Brexit, UK Economy, UK Trade
Whatever your views on Brexit are or were, they are immaterial. As they say, we are where we are, and so we now need to focus on making the situation we find ourselves in as successful as possible. For those of us who have extensive international expertise and...
by dcadmin | Mar 9, 2021 | Asia, China, International Trade
China is apparently aiming for a 6% economic growth rate in 2021, according to her Premier Li Keqiang. This is a significant recovery, especially given the serious near 7% reduction in Q1 of 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Interestingly, this 6% is well below the...
by dcadmin | Mar 9, 2021 | British Trade, International Trade, Post Brexit, The Commonwealth, Women Work and Leadership
It is not just international women who are celebrated today, but The Commonwealth. It is no co-incidence that at the heart of this year’s Commonwealth Day celebrations is the theme of women in leadership. The Commonwealth is potentially a huge opportunity for Britain...
by dcadmin | Mar 9, 2021 | British Trade, International Trade, Post Brexit
The news that several British ports, amongst those serving as 30 designated border control posts, are not ready for the next wave of post Brexit bureaucracy – import checks from EU – due in July is again deeply worrying and is exacerbated by a lack of any...
by dcadmin | Mar 9, 2021 | British Trade, International Trade, Post Brexit
Reports of problems at ports and borders in UK and Ireland as a result of Brexit are deeply worrying, as seems to be the government’s response. Reports by freight and haulage leaders of a 68% drop in goods exported must be cause for concern. Whilst there may well be...
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