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UK may have extra momentum for CPTPP bid - Trade Minister Damien O'Connor
The chaotic events in Britain this week have put pressure on the UK to complete its accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership soon, but New Zealand is not the blockage.
UK-Morocco trade deal did not get consent of Western Sahara people, court told
A post-Brexit UK-Morocco trade agreement is being challenged in the High Court by campaigners who argue it was concluded without obtaining the consent of people from the disputed Western Sahara territory.
Free trade agreement with India won't be 'free-for-all deal', says UK minister
The free trade agreement being negotiated with India won't be a "free for all deal" but something that is good for both countries and not a particular sector, the UK government cautioned.
London’s 2022 CPTPP accession hopes fade
Many CPTPP members believe that the UK government has under-estimated the scale of the challenge of acceding to the 11-nation bloc. Discussions have also revealed problems with the scale of the UK market access offers.
UK wants closer ties with Indo-Pacific region - foreign minister
Britain is seeking to join the trans-Pacific trade pact known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, which removes 95% of tariffs between its 11 members.
On trade, post-Brexit Britain is less transparent than ever
Australia deal and Energy Charter Treaty show why we must be able to hold government accountable for trade.
India-UK Free Trade Agreement likely to be sealed by Diwali: Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal has said that both the UK and India are working toward the Diwali deadline for the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA).
Farmers 'big winners' of UK trade deal
Australia's agricultural sector would be the big winner of a new free trade deal with the UK, the chief negotiator has declared.
No US trade deal on the horizon, admits Truss as she flies in for Biden meeting
UK PM admits talks are not even taking place and plays down hopes from Brexiters that they could start ‘in the short to medium term’.
Kenya rattled as Britain rejects new EAC tariffs
The UK has demanded that Kenya abide by the provisions of the Economic Partnership Agreement and that its exports to Kenya be exempted from the newly raised East African Community tax charges.