In an ever-changing global landscape, the UK needs to align trade policy to foreign policy to achieve its strategic objectives – read the key takeaways from the CBI submission to Parliament.
Trade and foreign policy are closely linked in today’s geopolitical environment. With more countries willing to use economic policy to achieve political ends, sometimes at the expense of the rules-based system, the way the UK government positions itself in this space is critical.
The CBI has submitted evidence to the International Trade Committee’s inquiry on the role that trade should play in the development of UK foreign policy. The inquiry covers topics such as: how trade deals can be used to promote the rul