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EU Rejects UK Demand For New Post-Brexit Deal On Northern Ireland

Britain demanded on Wednesday that the European Union agree to rewrite a deal overseeing problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland just a ye...

UK Supermarkets May Shift Supply Chains If Northern Ireland Issues Not Addressed

Retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have said that they may shift some supply chains from the UK to the European Union unless issues over Brita...

WTO 'On the Cusp' Of A Deal After 20 Years Of Fish Talks

Negotiators are hoping the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will on Thursday not only deal a major blow to overfishing after 20 years of trying, but in doing...

Dover Warns Of Brexit Trade Disruption As Tourists Hit Europe

Trade disruption could return if British holidaymakers head for European summer breaks, the head of the country's biggest port said, calling on the governm...

Euro Zone Trade Surplus Surges In April: Eurostat

The euro zone's unadjusted trade surplus was almost five times higher in April than a year earlier, mainly thanks to a strong rebound in exports of machine...

Ireland's Goods Imports From Britain Fall 53% In February

Ireland's goods imports from Britain fell 53% year-on-year in February, data showed on Thursday, a slight easing from the 65% drop seen in January when new...

Brexit Hits Portugal-UK Trade In February, Global Trade Gap Shrinks

Britain's exit from the European Union hit Portugal's trade with the United Kingdom sharply in February, official data showed on Friday, with imports more...

WTO Hikes 2021 Trade Growth Forecast, But COVID-19 Risks Linger

The World Trade Organisation slightly raised its growth forecast for global goods trade this year, but said the outlook was clouded by risks from the roll-...