Trade Talk Blog
Officials from UK Trade & Investment in the East of England provide their unique insight on trading overseas.
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East meets East: Why China should be a top destination for region’s exporters
The UK’s trading relationship with China has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years, writes Alan Pain, head of exports for the East of... Read More
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Reflecting on November’s ‘Exporting is Great’ launch
What a week it was! Nationally, we saw the launch of the new ‘Exporting is Great’ campaign, which brought a host of mainstream TV and digital media... Read More
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Trade experts from 60 countries attended Explore Export in Newmarket
As the dust settled and we reflected on another busy Export Week, I think it’s safe to say that this was a particularly great week for many reasons... Read More
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Let us take you on a growth-boosting journey around the world
Last week, we heard that the UK GDP had grown by another 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, with all the main sectors of the economy growing... Read More
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Don’t just survive but thrive through exports
As the country emerges from a challenging economic climate, the role of exporting remains crucial both in helping reduce the trade deficit, and... Read More
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UKTI a power behind the throne!
Recently we congratulated the latest recipients from our region of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Yet again we saw a healthy number of local... Read More
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Export Week: Speed dating comes to Newmarket as UKTI hosts over 1,000 advice sessions
Export Week - which took place 11-15 November - was a hugely successful week for the UKTI East team, as well as for our partners and businesses... Read More
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Don’t forget your passport when increasing export sales
The East of England is a diverse region, rich in innovation and bursting with products, services and ideas that are in demand across the world.... Read More
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Companies urged to spread their net wider
There’s never been a better time to sell overseas: The internet has helped create a readily accessible global marketplace offering a vast array of... Read More
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Export Week, Number crunching and ..oh, yes...Europe
After Export Week in May, when 130 businesses from across the East of England attended an array of events focussing on exports to countries including... Read More
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Export Week 2013 – Capturing the High Growth ground
When it comes to exporting the East of England like other parts of the UK still sends more than half its exports to the EU. The US is our single... Read More
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European exports: From hangover to Hannover
The end of our business year is always a busy time and this year is no exception. Our big set piece this month was Exporting for Growth at Newmarket... Read More
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This time already?
Every time I log onto the net at home a kindly advertiser reminds me how few sleeps there are to go to Christmas – I suppose counting shopping days... Read More
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UKTI adds power to export insights
A year ago, Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, challenged British business to go for growth through international trade. Quite simply,... Read More
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Croatia and South Africa in the spotlight
My last blog talked about UKTI’s Olympic events. This week, we have our final two, on ICT on Wednesday in Ipswich and Digital and Creative Media on... Read More
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Game On!
In the week that sees the start of the Olympic Games it’s not difficult to think of a theme for July’s blog. A huge amount of work and planning... Read More
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The Numbers Game
Once a quarter, at about this time, the trade statistics come out. You would have to be living on the moon to escape the numbers in the news about... Read More
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Going out is the new staying in
My feet didn’t touch the ground in the week after I came back from leave but I’ve just had a straight day in the office and a chance to catch up on... Read More
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Hair today – the world tomorrow!
One question I am often asked is: ‘Can any company export?’ I usually reply that international trade can work for a huge variety of different kinds... Read More
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Wired into Africa
Like many of you reading this I spend far too much time behind a desk, so it’s all the more enjoyable when I do get the chance to meet some of the... Read More