‘Brexit 2.0’ - how the EU is diverging from the U.K. and companies have to comply with different sets of rules with Peter Foster thanks to George Riddell Make UK Nathalie Loiseau BCC ft.com/content/5f75a6…

The introduction of the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism is likely to have a significant effect on companies trading with the bloc says George Riddell EY

🚨🇬🇧🇪🇺🚨 Why do companies not “get used” to #Brexit? Answer is ongoing passive UK divergence with EU, causing a “Brexit 2.0”. UK exporters now grappling with 27 different interpretations of EU regs - as Fergus McReynolds explains. /1 ft.com/content/5f75a6…

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1⃣ APEC Secretariat has published a short report on a trade policy dialogue on environmental goods that Kristen Bondietti (Program Director, Trade Policy and Research, Australian APEC Study Centre) and I put together almost a year ago. apec.org/publications/2…

Are climate/trade measures kicking away the ladder 🪜? Looking forward to joining Max Mendez Parra Fahmida Khatun Dave Beer George Riddell for this session on int env policy measures driving changes in the T&C GVC - please join us! Room 2, 9-10:15am #WTOPF2023

There’s also the coming joy of carbon border taxes which will mean UK biz providing EU importers with compliance documents — more friction per BCC’s William Bain Flint Global’s Sam Lowe and EY’s George Riddell 2/2

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Can we avoid kicking away the ladder 🪜 and instead build new 🌿scaffolding ? We’ll focus on the industry that’s underpinned industrial success and lifted millions out of extreme poverty 14 Sept, Room S2, 9-10:15am .Max Mendez Parra .Dave Beer .George Riddell .@FahmidaKcdp

📢TOMORROW at #WTOPublicForum. Join Fahmida Khatun, Dave Beer, George Riddell & Jodie Keane for a discussion on #GreenTrade measures in the textiles and clothing industry. Moderated by Max Mendez Parra. 🗓️14 September 🕘09:00-10:15 CET 📍@WTO, Room S2 ➡️bit.ly/44exkHT

Great discussion at our #WTOPublicForum session on #GreenTrade measures in the clothing & textiles industry. Fahmida Khatun, Dave Beer, George Riddell, Jodie Keane & Max Mendez Parra delved into the development implications of sustainable industrialisation in low-income settings.

Excellent meetings in margins of WTO #WTOPublicForum with Chartered Inst. of Export & International Trade, Global Services Coalition, Global Express Assoc, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Bundesentwicklungsministerium and more: all support successful MC13, the work of MSME Working Group including #trade4MSMEs platform & Trade Game, & imp of digital trade 4 MSMEs

George Riddell (George Riddell) kindly agreed to write this week's edition of MFN, in which he looks at what comes next for the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties for Electronic Transmissions?

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 submission to the Aus Parliament inquiry into how Australia negotiates trade and investment agreements is now public➡️aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.… Will be an interesting read - nice little graphic of Australia's trade agreement network too.

Reports that Greg Hands back to Department for Business and Trade, fantastic news if so. One of the best ministers the department has had. Though forget which # this return is.

With thanks to George Riddell, this week's edition of MFN is about what to expect at WTO MC13 mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/most-favoure…

Huge thanks to Sam Lowe in this week's MFN I share my feels on what could happen at the WTO's MC13 and attempting to decode what it actually means for traders and businesses watching the inevitable headlines of "success" and "failure".

🗎 Earlier this week, EY Belgium hosted a roundtable on a report written for UK Mission to the EU 🇬🇧🇪🇺’ #OpenTradeProject. The report assesses the value of promoting sustainable 📦 supply chains in Europe. ⬇️ Our Trade Counsellor Miranda Dawkins and EY’s George Riddell explain more:

God I look young 🕵️

Panel featuring Jodie Keane, @alanbeattie, Dave Beer, Maryla Maliszewska (World Bank), George Riddell, David Luke and Felix Ahlers (SolinoCoffee) explored how #GreenTrade measures can support BOTH climate goals AND sustainable development. Video & insights coming soon.