Quick wins and flawed targets: UK government urged to improve support for exporters
15-07-20 / by John Basquill
UK support for exporters is being hampered by questionable targets, short-term deals and a concentration...UK department for international trade (DIT)
Auto tariffs to take centre stage as UK-Japan talks begin
10-06-20 / by John Basquill
UK business groups are welcoming the long-awaited launch of post-Brexit trade talks with Japan, though...
UK firms eye new export markets as Covid-19 forces strategy rethink
28-05-20 / by John Basquill
More than half of UK businesses are considering selling into new markets in response to...
Exporters association urges UK gov to rethink rumoured DIT merger
05-02-20 / by Eleanor Wragg
With the post-Brexit transition period now underway, the UK’s exporters are currently working to make...
Young exporters: “You’ve just got to be smart”
13-03-19 / by GTR
GTR and the British Exporters Association (BExA) gathered a handful of young UK-based exporters and...
UK’s Department for International Trade sets up in Zimbabwe
20-12-18 / by Shannon Manders
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) is setting up an office in Harare, Zimbabwe,...
UKEF lines up new SCF scheme
07-12-17 / by Aleya Begum Lønsetteig
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced plans for a new invoice financing scheme for exporters...
UK brings in chief trade negotiator
23-08-17 / by Aleya Begum Lønsetteig
The UK department for international trade (DIT) has hired Crawford Falconer as chief trade negotiation...
GE lines up backing for Atlas Air job
26-06-17 / by Aleya Begum Lønsetteig
The UK department for international trade (DIT) has backed an US$18.7mn GE Aviation contract for...