On November 11, 2020, the UK government announced a new NSI regime. Under the new regime, certain direct foreign investments in the UK will require mandatory notification to, and prior approval by, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) before completion.… Continue Reading
In order to reflect that the UK Export Control Organisation (ECO) is now part of the Department for International Trade (DIT), some aspects of SPIRE, the ECO’s online export licensing system, have been amended. The following website addresses are now live: Spire home page, ECO reports and statistics, Goods and OGEL checker. For exporters, this means that any licenses or … Continue Reading
In an unprecedented move, over 60 business leaders from all over the world gathered at the WTO on May 30 as part of the Trade Dialogues event. Business leaders encouraged the WTO to address a variety of issues including electronic commerce, rules to better facilitate services and investment flows, support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, … Continue Reading
Nordic Leaders Summit. In a joint statement released after their meeting last Friday, the leaders of the United States, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden pledged to deepen cooperation on international issues related to security and defense; migration and refugees; climate, energy and the Arctic; and economic growth and global development. The Leaders stressed the … Continue Reading
China’s insatiable appetite for vitamins and supplements is pumping billions of dollars into the Australian economy, with thousands of online shoppers snapping up products from leading Australian and New Zealand brands Blackmores, Swisse Wellness, Vitaco and Bellamy’s. Baby formula exports have become a lucrative business, thanks to the end of China’s one child policy and … Continue Reading
The European Union and the United States agreed in 2013 to launch negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Two years and ten negotiating rounds later, where do we stand and what do businesses need to know? TTIP has been criticized for its perceived opaque negotiations, hidden away from public scrutiny. And the … Continue Reading
