Economics
U.K.’s Global Trade Deals Still Pose a Huge Pre-Brexit Challenge
- British negotiators race to make up for loss of EU market
- Downside comes into play as pandemic puts nations on defensive
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The U.K.’s trade deal with the European Union isn’t the only massive project that British negotiators must contend with before they quit the bloc at the end of the year.
With just months to go until Britain exits, with or without a deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Trade Secretary Liz Truss are also racing to keep the many trade deals the U.K. currently enjoys as a result of its membership with the EU.