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Trump administration to seek Britain trade deal after Brexit

8-Aug-2019 Washington Post

The Trump administration will pursue a free-trade agreement with Britain as soon as possible after it leaves the European Union, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

Free trade agreement between Singapore and Britain in the works: Vivian Balakrishnan

8-Aug-2019 Channel News Asia

Singapore is working with Britain on a trade deal that will port the provisions of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) to the United Kingdom, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

Author discusses ‘monstrous’ prospects for NHS after no-deal Brexit

7-Aug-2019 The Canary

US president Donald Trump stood next to outgoing-PM Theresa May and insisted the NHS would be “on the table” in any trade deal.

More precious than gold: community resistance v corporate courts

5-Aug-2019 War on Want

UK registered mining company Lydian is using corporate courts to bully the Armenian government into cracking down on public protests that have successfully resisted a gold mine.

If a no-deal Brexit happens, mega corporations could sue the government for billions in secret courts

5-Aug-2019 The Independent

The Armenian government is currently being sued by a corporation for two thirds of its entire government budget. If the UK crashes out on 31 October, it could suffer a similar fate.

Concern grows over ‘corporate courts’ being set up after Brexit

1-Aug-2019 Morning Star

Parliament’s trade committee says it is alarmed by government’s failure ‘to set out even basic lines of policy’ on how international arbitration will work after Brexit.

UK trade secretary wants FTA with NZ ’one of the first’ after Brexit

31-Jul-2019 ShareChat

UK International Trade Secretary reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to move quickly on a free trade deal with New Zealand as soon as the country leaves the European Union.

Eyeing US trade deal, new UK PM whets biotech industry appetite on GMOs

29-Jul-2019 Euractiv

Eyeing a quick trade deal with the United States after Brexit, UK’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tried to revive discussions over Genetically Modified Organisms.

This hard-Brexit cabinet could spell disaster for British farmers

29-Jul-2019 The Guardian

Theresa Villiers’ arrival at Defra is a sign the UK is on course to open its borders to the worst horrors of industrial farming

Trump: US and UK working on ’very substantial’ trade deal

29-Jul-2019 BBC

US President Donald Trump has said talks about a "very substantial" trade deal with the UK are under way.

UK and Central America sign continuity agreement

18-Jul-2019 UK Government

This agreement replicates the existing EU-Central America trading relationship and will ensure continuity in the trading relationship between the UK and Central America.

Trade negotiations and the triple trouble for health and the NHS

18-Jul-2019 Open Democracy

On Monday, the British parliament will debate whether the NHS should be included in US trade talks. Here’s how to decode the reassuring words we’ll no doubt hear from government.

More leaked documents show UK’s free trade talks with US making little progress

11-Jul-2019 The National

Efforts to secure a free-trade deal between the UK and US are floundering, documents leaked to the UK’s Telegraph newspaper show.

The free trade myth

10-Jul-2019 New Internationalist

ISDSs, legal mechanisms designed to favour corporate interests will be integral to any post-Brexit US-UK trade deal.

Canada is refusing to roll over its EU trade agreement for the UK if there’s a no-deal Brexit

3-Jul-2019 Buzzfeed

UK officials are "furious" at Canada’s decision, but it reflects the confusion around trade policy after the failure of Theresa May’s Brexit strategy.

Belarus, UK in talks over free trade agreement

24-Jun-2019 BelTA

Belarus and the United Kingdom are discussing a possibility to sign a free trade agreement, Minister of State for Trade Policy at the Department for International Trade of the United Kingdom George Hollingbery told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

S.Korea, UK negotiate FTA to address possible hard Brexit

11-Jun-2019 Business Standard

South Korea and the UK finalized a continuation of a FTA to protect their trade relations should the latter decide to exit the EU without any deal.

La Corée du Sud et la Grande-Bretagne ont conclu un ALE post-Brexit

10-Jun-2019 Yonhap

La Corée du Sud et la Grande-Bretagne ont annoncé ce lundi avoir conclu un accord pour maintenir leur accord de libre-échange (ALE) même après l’éventuel Brexit «sans accord».