AESC’s second gigafactory in Sunderland demonstrates how export credit agencies can leverage their trade finance instruments to support domestic manufacturing capacity that strengthens national supply chain resilience while advancing decarbonisation… read more →
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues become more important in investment and policy choices, the global regulatory environment for sustainability is both expanding and transforming. This chapter of our… read more →
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the UK and India, signed on 24 July, has platformed significant bilateral trade opportunities between the world’s fifth- and sixth-largest economies. The UK… read more →
UK trade has grown by 3% over the past year, mostly pushed by a 4% rise in imports and increased trade with countries outside of the European Union (EU), according… read more →
Amid rising protectionism and fears of a global trade war, a functioning international trade body is essential; the WTO, which has served that function for almost 30 years, is now… read more →
The UK government’s recently announced New Trade Strategy is an ambitious plan to protect UK businesses against the recent trade uncertainty and bolster the British export industry. The plan includes… read more →
UK car and commercial vehicle production fell by a staggering 32.8% in May 2025, dropping to just 49,810 units – the lowest May figure since 1949, excluding the pandemic-affected 2020.… read more →
The survey, conducted across approximately 4,500 companies in nine countries (China, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Spain, the UK, and the US), reveals that close to 60% of firms expect… read more →
On 28 April 2025, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued its first ruling in dispute raised under the framework of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union… read more →
The deal agreed between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has been marked by the sanitary and phytosanitary goods (SPS) deal.… read more →
