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ONS monthly trade data today shows exports grew 5.2% in October, thanks to a strong monthly rebound in US exports. Imports grew just 1.5% and services trade growth was once again almost zero.

YouTube video by Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy UK Trade Policy: An Independent Review

Watch this webinar on our recent report assessing UK trade policy ‘UK Trade Policy: An Independent Review’ with @michaelgasiorek.bsky.social, @georgeriddell.bsky.social, @emilylydgate.bsky.social

Watch the video 👉 youtu.be/KvN3pIdarqg

Read the report 👉 citp.ac.uk/uktpr/uk-tra...

UK Membership of PEM In today's episode of Trade Bites, we're discussing the Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention on Rules of Origin (PEM) and whether the UK should join. The PEM makes it easier for UK firms to use inputs

Should the UK join the PEM Convention on Rules of Origin, and what difference would this make to businesses?

🎧👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...

@michaelgasiorek.bsky.social, @annajerzewska.bsky.social at
@eurocommerce.bsky.social, @tradealemaro.bsky.social at
@smmt-ukauto.bsky.social

The investigation into Brazil’s allegedly unfair trade practices involving PIX might have significant implications for aspirations to develop similar mobile payment systems in the UK says @pillrabbit.bsky.social @mariasavona.bsky.social @anasperes.bsky.social
Read the blog citp.ac.uk/publications...

Join our webinar discussing UK trade policy tomorrow at 12 noon UK GMT with @michaelgasiorek.bsky.social, @georgeriddell.bsky.social, @emilylydgate.bsky.social

Register for the webinar 👉 universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Read the report👉 citp.ac.uk/uktpr/uk-tra...

The UK heavily relies on imports for its critical minerals, posing a risk to its ability to decarbonise, defend & compete.

New research on how to diversify & secure critical minerals value chains for the UK 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...

@ids.ac.uk, @gabrielmpalazzo.bsky.social, @uahes.bsky.social

New independent review of the UK #TradePolicy by the CITP, UK Trade Policy Observatory & Frontier Economics highlights:
• Fragmented priorities
• Under-resourced trade capacity
• Pressures from climate, & digital change

It calls for more coherent & evidence-led trade policies tinyurl.com/mryrsjhn

Join our webinar discussing UK trade policy. 9.12.25 at 12 noon UK GMT with @michaelgasiorek.bsky.social @georgeriddell.bsky.social, @emilylydgate.bsky.social

Register for the webinar 👉 universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Read the report👉 citp.ac.uk/uktpr/uk-tra...

Think Tank: EU and CPTPP need to walk talk, EU Thailand, UK strategy - Borderlex - European trade policy Think tankers have reacted to the establishment of an EU-CPTPP cooperation platform. There has been some deep thinking on a flailing UK trade strategy, and some suggestions on how to advance the trade and environmental sustainability agenda between the EU and Thailand.

Our latest Think Tank column:

🔸#CPTPP, EU and walking the talk

🔸EU 🇹🇭Thailand FTA & environment in all this @ieep.eu

🔸 🇬🇧 trade policy needs ‘coherence and transparency’ - @thecitp.bsky.social

Join our online Diploma in International Trade Policy, designed to accelerate your knowledge of trade policy & transform your ability to navigate this challenging landscape. Next module starts Jan 2026. Join us to drive forward trade and trade policy 👉 www.sussex.ac.uk/study/short-...
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A very detailed assessment of UK trade policy published today by @thecitp.bsky.social. Lack of coherence, scrutiny and reporting are prominent contributors to the absence of any suggestion of success. So, in line with other assessments.

citp.ac.uk/uktpr/uk-tra...

Thanks to everyone who attended the launch of the UK Trade Policy: an Independent Review & to our speakers @ruthbergan.bsky.social at @transform-trade.org, Willy Alfaro, Paul Johnson @queenscollegeox.bsky.social & Chair, Sharon White: citp.ac.uk/uktpr/uk-tra... @abpi.bsky.social @icaew.bsky.social

Out today! The UK Trade Policy: An Independent Review provides a comprehensive review of the UK’s trade policy and the extent to which it addresses today’s challenges and identifies where changes may be needed 👉 citp.ac.uk/uktpr/uk-tra...

@uktpo.org o.org, @abpi.bsky.social, @icaew.bsky.social

New research reveals AI adoption impacts firm performance, but the benefits vary by firm size 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...

@bristoluni.bsky.social, @pigunes.bsky.social, @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social, @sussex.ac.uk, @universityofessex.bsky.social

New research finds that democratic backsliding in the US from 2020-23 led to increased inequality & impoverishment 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...

@unibayreuth.bsky.social, @wzb.bsky.social, @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

Brexit 'reset' threatens half of British farmers’ herbicides - Farmers Weekly Britain’s arable farmers, already battered by extreme weather, dwindling farm support and lacklustre prices, face another hammer blow as Labour’s Brexit

So, lest folk think I am no longer going to be critical of the UK government over EU negotiations, here's a great story showing them burying their head in the sand on the details of the SPS deal to come, and its implications. www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...

Centre for Business Prosperity's Substack | Substack The Centre for Business Prosperity at Aston University explores how global disruptions and local change shape economic resilience. We deliver policy-relevant research across trade, geopolitics, green ...

Our Centre for Business Prosperity started a substack focued on trade, supply chains, innovation: centreforbusinessprosperity.substack.com?r=184zxb&utm...

YouTube video by Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy Trump’s Trade Announcements: A Closer Look

It’s one year since #Trump was elected as the president of the US.
The imposition of US #tariffs on goods has disrupted global trading system. Watch this short video to understand what’s happening behind the headlines 👉 youtu.be/5IIPpTKW8O8
@sussex.ac.uk ac.uk, @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social

What does the EU’s new steel tariff quota system mean for Northern Ireland?
@billymeloaraujo.bsky.social highlights the need for policymakers to ensure that NI’s unique position is not overlooked as negotiations progress 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...

#steel #tariffs

EconStor (@econstor.bsky.social) EconStor is a publication server for scholarly economic literature, provided as a non-commercial public service by #ZBW | #OpenAccess | https://www.econstor.eu/

Interested in trade policy?

Our working papers are now available on @econstor.bsky.social, one of the largest open-access repositories for economics and business studies!

Latest insights from our researchers 👉 www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...

Congratulations to our researcher @mariasavona.bsky.social on being appointed a @cesifo.org Fellow!

This recognition marks her inclusion in a distinguished international network of prominent economists. Maria's areas of interest & recent publications can be found here 👉 citp.ac.uk/people/maria...

🚨 Registration is now open for the 8th Annual UKTPO Conference, 1 Dec 2025, London.

Please note: Availability is limited. Registering does not guarantee entry. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

👉 TO REGISTER please follow this link: www.uktpo.org/the-uktpo-co...

Independent panel’s final report recommends independent environmental regulator be established for NI A panel has recommended the establishment of an independent regulator as part of its review into environmental governance in Northern Ireland.

A pleasure to be up in Stormont earlier to present our final report on Environmental Governance in Northern Ireland 👇

More independence, more powers, and greater transparency and accountability all needed to improve governance and the environment for all.

www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/indepen...

The global distribution of authorship in economics journals We assemble a dataset of the universe of economics and business journal articles published since 1980 to assess differences in the levels and trends o…

This is an interesting paper on the global distribution of authorship in economics journals. It shows that authors from low-income countries remain severely underrepresented and are far less likely to publish in top-tier outlets even controlling for citations.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

YouTube video by Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy Closing the gender export gap: evidence from Scotland and beyond

Watch our latest webinar on gender and trade.

Featuring insights from a recent report by the Scottish Government and ongoing work on inclusive trade at the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social. Chaired by @pigunes.bsky.social.

Watch the recording: youtu.be/2BBOujTSJLc

🌍 What happens when global trade rules are ignored?

At the WTO Public Forum in Geneva, CITP hosted a panel with Brazil’s WTO Ambassador, a former US trade advisor & Dr Mona Paulsen (LSE) to debate the future of the multilateral trading system.

🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/MGwA50Xgb7w

Join our gender and trade webinar today at 1pm BST.

To discuss a recent report by the Scottish Government and work on inclusive trade at the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social. Chaired by @pigunes.bsky.social.

Join us here 👉 universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join our gender & trade webinar this Friday 1pm BST. Based on evidence from a recent report by the Scottish Government & work on inclusive trade at @oecd-ocde.bsky.social. Chaired by @pigunes.bsky.social.
Registration: universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Report: www.gov.scot/publications...

Public attitudes to trade and trade policy What does the British public think about trade? In a democracy, what people think or feel about any area of policy really matters. Trade policy is an external wing of economic policy, and everyone car

What does the British public think about trade?

Alan Winters, George Holt @tradejusticemov.bsky.social, Liam Campling @qmul.bsky.social and our host @chrishorseman.bsky.social, @borderlex.net provide insights and analysis in our latest podcast 🎧👉 soundcloud.com/uktpo-tradeb...

CITP, based at the Business School, and the UK Department for Business and Trade hosted a conference with 80+ participants exploring today’s key trade issues.

From the UK’s evolving global role to new insights on public attitudes and evidence-based policymaking. #UKTrade #TradePolicy