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18 May, 2026 Trade News

The Week Ahead in International Trade: Possible UK-GCC trade deal, parliament returns and government set to announce measures to tackle rising energy costs

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14 May, 2026 Trade News

The Day in Trade: King’s Speech focuses on economic security, chancellor hails strong GDP growth and ship seized in Strait of Hormuz

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30 April, 2026 Features

The Middle East conflict has created ‘challenging environment’ for export controls professionals, says sanctions expert

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30 April, 2026 Trade News

The Day in Trade: China threatens EU over ‘Made in Europe’ scheme, Brussels announces support for industry affected by Middle East war and US shipping interventions

29 April, 2026 Trade News

The Day in Trade: King Charles touts trade and praises Nato in Congress speech, critical mineral controls and Opec departure

23 April, 2026 Trade News

The Day in Trade: Industry questions alleged UK-EU SPS agreement benefits, Russia war economy falters and shipping through Strait of Hormuz in limbo

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20 April, 2026 Trade News

The Week Ahead in International Trade: Middle East ceasefire, UK pushing for EU deals on steel and electric vehicles, and opposition to Trump builds

13 April, 2026 Trade News

The Week Ahead in International Trade: UK-EU reset in focus with Thomas-Symonds and Šefčovič to address Brussels conference

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10 April, 2026 Trade News

The Week in Trade: Freight watchers remain uneasy over Strait of Hormuz, new avenue for defence exporters and strong start to 2026 for global trade growth

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9 April, 2026 Trade News

The Day in Trade: Critical mineral supply chain remains at threat warns IEA, while shipping industry could take ‘months’ to recover despite ceasefire

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2 April, 2026 Features

Ask the Experts: Coping with Middle East supply chain challenges, Incoterms and customs warehousing

2 April, 2026 Trade News

The Week in Trade: Trump tariffs one year on, supply chain strains for energy and medicine, and new customs data service launched