UK Scopes Out Foreign Trade Options As Legal Challenges Continue on "Brexit"

November 17, 2016

UK officials have continued exploring options for deepening ties with other trading powers in a post-“Brexit” world, as legal challenges continue on home soil regarding whether the government has the authority to launch exit talks with the European Union without first gaining parliamentary approval.

 

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Topics: BREXIT REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS (RTAS)

Regions: UNITED KINGDOM EUROPEAN UNION (EU)

Authors: INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ICTSD)

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