Brexit

UK Wine Exports Grow By 21% In First Half Of The Year

UK wine exports were worth £270 million in the first six months of 2017, which represents a 21% year-on-year growth, according to data from the Food...

UK Cranks Up The Pressure On EU To Pivot Brexit Talks To Trade

The UK has announced that it’s piling pressure on the European Union to shift the focus of Brexit negotiations away from the terms of divorce and ont...

UK Food And Drink Exports See Record Growth In 2017

UK food and drink exports grew by 8.5% year-on-year to £10.2 billion in the first half of 2017, which represents the largest value on record, accordi...

Northern Ireland Retailers Welcome Brexit Position On Irish Borders

The Northern Ireland Retail Consortium (NIRC) has said that it welcomes the UK Government's latest position paper on Ireland after Brexit. "We welc...

Sheep Farmers Most At Risk From Brexit, Those With Cows May Gain

Brexit may split Britain’s farmers down the middle. While the UK government’s favoured option of a free-trade agreement with the European...

Asda's Revival Makes Brexit More Attractive For Walmart: Gadfly

In the second quarter of 2016, Walmart's British supermarket chain chalked up a dismal 7.5% drop in same store sales, the worst performance in its half-cen...

Pound Climbs Versus Euro As UK Retail Sales Better Than Seen

The pound extended gains versus the euro on Thursday after UK retail sales rose more than forecast in July. Sterling snapped a five-day decline versus t...

Irish Businesses Welcome UK Position On Brexit Customs Checks

Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has welcomed the UK government’s aim to avoid customs checks in Ireland, and develop new arrangements...