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Trade Policy and multilateral trading system

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Chancellor’s Spring Statement 2025 and subsequent developments: What do they mean for Northern Ireland’s public finances and economy?

“A changing world” and “a generational challenge” – that is how the Chancellor described the global political and economic landscape when delivering her Spring Statement… Read More »Chancellor’s Spring Statement 2025 and subsequent developments: What do they mean for Northern Ireland’s public finances and economy?

World Trade Organization public forum in 2016

World Trade Organisation and the implications for Northern Ireland trade

During a House of Commons debate on Article 50 in February 2017, Brexit Minister, David Jones, confirmed that if the UK failed to secure a deal with the EU during negotiations, it would fall back on World Trade Organisation (WTO) terms of trade. This blog article outlines what the WTO is and how trading on WTO terms might impact NI trade position.

World Trade Organization public forum in 2016
World Trade Organisation public forum in 2016 (Image: World Trade Organisation under Creative Commons)

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