Jonathan Brenton, the CBI's Head of Trade Policy (Non-EU), shares his reflections on what delegates took away from the CBI’s International Trade conference.
20 Oct 2020, 6 min read
A big moment for the UK’s trade agenda
With the UK about to launch a fully independent trade policy for the first time in 40 years, and the world economy battling its way through the COVID-19 pandemic, the CBI held its first International Trade conference on 12-13 October.
In her opening speech, CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn described a moment of historic opportunity. “Now more than ever, thriving open global trade is fundamental not only to the global economy's recovery from this pandemic, but also t
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