Improving UK trade policy YouTube video by Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy

How can UK trade policy be improved to address stagnant productivity rates and boost growth?

This animation of our UK Trade Policy: An Independent Review provides some recommendations 👉 youtu.be/Ed7b69QQxU8

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Seizing the opportunities digitalisation brings whilst managing the fall out is increasingly difficult in a fragmented global trading system.

FTAs can help but they need to be better aligned with domestic policy: citp.ac.uk/publications...

UK trade policy needs greater policy coherence to address two dimensions of inclusivity: employment & gender

Sahana Suraj @sussex.ac.uk @uktpo.org highlights the significant gap between policy goals & action, which is further worsened by the absence of detailed trade data citp.ac.uk/publications...

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Do trade deficits matter? President Trump’s keen concern for the US’s substantial trade deficit with the rest of the world played a key role in driving the US tariffs imposed last year, which have disrupted trade and upended t

The US trade deficit was a key driver of Trump’s tariffs. But do trade deficits matter? What should countries do if they import more than export?

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Why do countries trade? This blog is part of our ‘Beginner’s Guide’ series; insightful, accessible explainers of all things trade. The author of this instalment is Pinar Gunes, an Assistant Professor in Trade and CITP resear...

Why does understanding trade matter? In the first of our ‘Beginner’s Guide’ series, Pinar Gunes explores how trade can become a source of economic disruption and political tension affecting our daily lives: www.uktpo.org/2026/04/08/w...

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Why do countries trade? How does trade actually impact economic growth? Pinar Gunes explains why trade should be seen as a win-win exchange, and not a competition: www.uktpo.org/2026/04/08/w...

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Congratulations to Priyadarshini Venkatesh for receiving the L. Alan Winters Early Career Researcher Award for the paper on "Straining the Triangle: Multilateralized Regionalism and the Compliance Trilemma in International Trade".

Thank you to everyone who attended and all the presenters. We hope you had an engaging and informative experience.

Thank you to @drsarahhall.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk for delivering a poignant keynote speech to end our conference on how borders are made, challenged and remade in the geographies of money and finance.

We are delighted to have Professor Kevin O'Rouke from @sciencespo.bsky.social commence our academic conference at the University of Sussex by making sense of MFN and reciprocal tariffs from a historical perspective. Great commentary on the US's recent trade policy shift.

World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (MC14) In today's episode, we examine the result of the World Trade Organization's recent ministerial conference in Cameroon, MC14. It ended with no agreement on WTO reform, and no agreement either to contin

Where does MC14 leave the WTO as an organization?

MC14 ended with very little in terms of outcomes. What does this mean? Is the WTO still relevant? 🎧👉 on.soundcloud.com/rHM0anomYEFG...

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Policy action is needed now. The UK would be a fool not to.

Read our latest briefing paper 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...

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April fools? Who’s the fool? The dollar’s dominance in international trade & commerce is declining. For the UK, the crucial risk is not a dollar collapse but the global financial system evolving in ways that leave the UK poorly positioned and exposed.

This month we published our 100th blog! The blog captures the shift in international trade policy, with Alan Winters arguing that as US trade becomes increasingly risky, Asia must deepen regional integration and strengthen WTO-based multilateralism without relying on Washington. #TradeFactOfTheMonth

@emilymerry.bsky.social, @alexanderfitz.bsky.social and Ludivine Petetin provide recommendations for greater collaboration on trade between Whitehall and the Welsh Government including grey ownership of trade, strengthening intergovernmental collaboration...and more 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...

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Who are the ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of trade and what is the link between trade and inequality?

Explore these questions and more in our online course in international trade policy.

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Join us at @sussex.ac.uk on 9 & 10 April as we discuss and explore the latest thinking on trade and trade policy with keynote speeches from @drsarahhall.bsky.social at @cam.ac.uk & Kevin O'Rouke @sciencespo.bsky.social

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Line chart titled “Total U.S. Construction Spending by Sector (US$, Millions, SA)” showing spending on manufacturing, power, and highways/roads from 2016–2025. Manufacturing spending rises sharply after 2022, peaking near $240B in 2024 before declining slightly; power and highways grow more gradually to about $162B and $142B by Dec 2025. Vertical markers highlight 2022 (“Democrats & Biden Pass ‘Build Back Better’”) and 2025 (“Trump Tariffs to Rebuild Manufacturing”). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

At some point the US media is going to have to think through their complicity in an unshakeable narrative that one of these parties champions US manufacturing and the other seeks to destroy it.

Business With Europe Business With Europe is a networking and advocacy forum connecting UK business leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to improve UK-EU relations, reduce trade barriers, and strengthen cooperation wit...

Important new initiative for UK-EU trade and reduced friction www.businesswitheurope.co.uk

The UK’s approach towards addressing climate change and environmental sustainability needs stronger coordination says Sahana Suraj @uktpo.org in our latest blog 👉 citp.ac.uk/publications...

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Customs union membership between the EU and the UK In this episode, we look at proposals for the UK to join a customs union with the EU. We clarify what is a customs union and discuss whether could it improve trade between the EU and the UK and boost

Listen to our latest podcast assessing the pros and cons of customs union membership between the EU and the UK 👉 on.soundcloud.com/SO8ousIjGodQ...

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Free Trade with MERCOSUR: An attractive opportunity for the UK? After a negotiation process characterised by long periods of stagnations and disagreements, on the 17th of January, a Partnership Agreement was signed between the European Union and the four founding ...

Have a look at my latest blog for @uktpo.org where I examine goods trade data to analyse to what extent the UK would benefit from attaining preferential access the MERCOSUR market, following the signing of a free trade deal between that bloc and the European Union.

Join us tomorrow 12 noon UK GMT as we explore the progress on the UK-EU reset 👉 universityofsussex.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Things may have changed, but not because of the Spring Statement | FAI The Chancellor sets out her Spring Statement in the face of a rapidly changing situation….

The Chancellor sets out her Spring Statement in the face of a rapidly changing situation....

Making trade work for development: Early signs suggest UK’s new trade scheme is working In the global debate about tariffs, one thing is clear: trade can be critical to making economies grow and societies more resilient. As part of its commitment to international development, the United...

The UK introduced the DCTS in 2023 to make it easier for developing countries to export to the UK. Yet, is it succeeding?
Research by the Trade and Development, Evidence and Innovation Programme (E&I), authored by UKTPO's Mattia Di Ubaldo, has found positive signs: www.uktpo.org/2026/02/27/m...

Asia cannot just wait for Trump to chicken out Asian countries should overcome the TACO mindset and pursue a proactive trade strategy in response to US tariffs that emphasises regional integration and leverages WTO mechanisms

US trade is increasingly risky with sweeping tariff threats, frequent reversals and unpredictable enforcement. Asia must deepen regional integration and strengthen WTO-based multilateralism without relying on Washington: eastasiaforum.org/2026/03/01/a...

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