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Biden plans talks with china’s xi soon, casts doubt on pelosi Taiwan trip
Date: July 21, 2022
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, by the end of the month at a moment of simmering tensions between the countries over Taiwan and trade. “I think I’ll be talking to President Xi within the next...
Britain launches free trade talks with Israel
Date: July 20, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Wednesday launched free trade talks with Israel, aimed at boosting service and tech sector ties as it seeks new trade deals after leaving the European Union. The current trade deal between the two countries is based on an old EU deal that has no specific provisions on services, Britain said,...
Rifts across the channel – the impact of Brexit on France
Date: July 8, 2022
By Stewart Beer, Site Manager for Electrix International. The impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union was immediate, with the value of the pound dipping in a single day to its lowest in 31 years, and is still yet to recover. Brexit hasn’t just left its mark on UK countries, however. It has...
Analysis: UK’s Brexit woes threaten another flagship policy – levelling-up
Date: June 23, 2022
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Dashed hopes, so far at least, that Brexit would tilt Britain’s economy towards growth driven by trade and investment are threatening another of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s flagship policies: “levelling up” the regions outside of London. Six years on from the vote to leave the European Union, the classic...
Britain launches free trade talks with gulf countries
Date: June 22, 2022
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will launch talks over a new free trade deal with six Gulf states including Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and charities warned it not to ignore human rights in its latest bid to grow non-EU ties after Brexit. Trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit Riyadh to begin discussions with...
Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day
Date: June 16, 2022
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Negotiations at the World Trade Organization aimed at clinching deals on food security, fishing and vaccines entered their final hours on Thursday after all-night talks, with some trade sources hopeful that efforts to circumvent Indian opposition would succeed. Ministers from more than 100 countries are meeting at the global trade...