Brexit and article 50 has us all talking tariffs and quotas,but it is the less obvious stuff such as EU standards that will be decisiveBrexit has turned Britain into a nation of trade nerds. In the past nine months, trade has gone from being too boring to mention into a subject approximately which everybody has a view. Those who eyes would once have glazed over at the mention of bound tariffs or trade facilitation agreements can now wax lyrical approximately what it would mean for Britain whether it had to rely on World Trade Organistion rules after it leaves the EU.
The new sexiness of trade was illustrated final week when the former head of the WTO made a speech at the Institute for Government in London. Pascal Lamy spent some of the best years of his life struggling to polish off the Doha round of trade liberalisation and an overspill room was needed to hear what he had to say approximately Britain’s likely post-Brexit deal. Related: UK at risk of Brexit ‘catastrophe’ warns Canadian trade expert Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com