Archive: International Trade

Thatcher minister appointed to trade post

Leon Brittan has been appointed as an advisor on trade issues to the coalition government.

PM calls for reform of global economics

Darling courts multinational investment

Brown promises jobs from Chinese trading boom

Darling courts multinational investment

The government has pledged to help keep Britain attractive to foreign multinationals as it hosts a global investment summit.

PM calls for reform of global economics

Brown calls for reform in face of credit crunch

Gordon Brown hopes the recent turmoil in global markets will convince world leaders of the need to reform.

Cameron wants new Atlantic alliance

David Cameron calls for a "new economic alliance" at Davos

David Cameron has called for Europe and North America to create a "new economic alliance" capable of matching the emerging economices of south Asia.

Brown promises jobs from Chinese trading boom

Brown promises "tens of thousands" of British jobs

Gordon Brown has said a planned trading boom between the UK and China could create "tens of thousands" of British jobs.

Lambert: Resisting globalisation 'disastrous'

Lambert points to 'common ground' with unions

Unions have been urged to embrace rather than "push back against the forces of globalisation" by attempting to regulate multi-national companies.

Short hints at return to Labour

Short impressed with Brown's "clever" reshuffle

Clare Short has hinted at a return to Labour if Gordon Brown succeeds in bringing change to Westminster.

Chancellor's '£2 billion gold bungle'

Chancellor Gordon Brown lost £2 billion by selling half of Britain's gold reserves at low ebb in market, report claims

Gordon Brown has been accused of costing Britain more than £2 billion over his decision to sell off more than half of the country's gold reserves at historically low prices.

Brown bids for business vote

Gordon Brown will meet with City leaders today

Gordon Brown has made a bid for the votes of British firms today by promising to cut the regulatory burden on business by 25 per cent.

UK 'home of world class manufacturing'

Gordon Brown says new Mini car production line shows UK manfuacturing strength

Britain can meet the challenges of globalisation and be the "home of world class manufacturing", the chancellor has said.

Globalisation 'must not leave people behind'

David Cameron says the costs of globalisation must not be ignored

The UK must embrace the benefits of globalisation but ensure that the most disadvantaged are not left behind in its wake, David Cameron has warned.

MPs condemn web "collaboration" with China

Internet users in China endure restricted access to websites

A group of MPs have attacked western internet companies like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo for the "morally unacceptable" way in which they readily comply with Chinese government restrictions on internet use.

Fake cigarettes cost Treasury £2.9bn a year

MPs warn government must do more to tackle cigarette fraud

The black market trade in cigarettes and rolling tobacco is costing the Treasury £2.9 billion despite a major drive to combat the problem, a committee of MPs has warned.