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Michael Gasoirek and Peter Holmes from UKTPO discuss the complications around getting agreement on grandfathering with FTA partner countries, and the role of key issues such as Rules of Origin, Most Favoured Nation clauses, mutual recognition, and tariff-rate quotas.
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Trade preferences are one of the issues that lie at the nexus between trade and development. This article discusses the Generalised Schedule of Preferences and some related issues for the UK to consider post-Brexit.
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The UK has stated its intention to prioritise “friction-free” trade in goods with the EU, whilst also planning to implement its own trade policy with the rest of the world meaning withdrawal from the EU’s Common Commercial Policy and the Customs Union on goods. Meanwhile, the EU has said that there can be no cherry-picking […]
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Michael Johnson, former UK Government trade negotiator and Advisor on International Trade Policy, discusses the impacts of Brexit on the UK’s voice in the global forum. 22 November 2017 Historical background The UK has always been ambivalent about the EU and its three predecessor Communities[1]. Soon after the end of World War 2 Winston Churchill, who […]
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This brief article discusses the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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This article summarises some of the key aspects of New Zealand trade.
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This article summarises some of the key aspects of China trade.
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This article summarises some of the key aspects of India trade.
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This article summarises some of the key aspects of Australia trade.
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This article summarises some of the key aspects of USA trade.
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