International trade: manufacturers have the whole world in their hands

Posted on 16 Jan 2023 by Joe Bush

The tumultuous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and war in Ukraine has made international trade, and how it is conducted, ever-more crucial to the future of UK manufacturing. Here, The Manufacturer Editor Joe Bush speaks to Paul Brooks, UK Manufacturing Trade Lead at The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT).

As an island nation, how the UK interacts with the wider world has always been integral to its prosperity. However, as mentioned above, the last few years have thrown up some unique challenges that have disrupted the flow of international trade. The more a business can trade internationally in different markets,…

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