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Professor Robin Clark on the benefits to UK manufacturing as a result of the UK-India trade deal

Wed, 07 May 2025 12:57:00 GMT

"The UK trade deal with India is very good news for UK manufacturing. The significantly reduced tariffs for advanced manufacturing, automotive and clean energy are particularly welcome, giving UK companies the opportunity to support India's sustainable economic growth, while creating jobs and investment at home."

Fishing negotiations: Expert comment

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:50:00 GMT

Professor Abhinay Muthoo from Warwick's Department of Economics comments on the ongoing negotiations on fishing between France and the UK.

UK-EU trade negotiations: They are still playing a game of chicken

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:46:51 GMT

In the light of the statement from the EU Council Meeting last Thursday, and subsequently the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement on Friday, Professor Abhinay Muthoo, from the Department of Economics in London discusses if we are heading for a no-deal outcome.

The UK and the EU negotiate their future relationship - expert comment

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 17:09:25 GMT

The post Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU on their future relationship, and in particular on a Free Trade Agreement, will be a complex set of negotiations over multiple issues, with multiple factors at play. Expert comment from Professor Abhinay Muthoo.

"US consumers will not be winners" - expert comment from Professor Nigel Driffield

Tue, 14 May 2019 09:26:48 GMT

Professor Nigel Driffield comments on reports that the trade war between the US and China is set to escalate.

Brexit blueprint

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:53:00 GMT

Dr Andreas Kokkinis, Assistant Professor, School of Law, expects the Brexit blueprint to display the UK as effectively remaining part of the Customs Union but will do nothing to preserve London's position as the world's most prominent financial centre.

"Airbus was always likely to be the inward investor international firm most susceptible to Brexit" - expert comment from Professor Nigel Driffield

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 10:49:00 GMT

"Airbus was always likely to be the inward investor international firm most susceptible to Brexit." Professor Nigel Driffield, Professor of International Business at Warwick Business School, explores the implications of a no-deal Brexit for the Airbus supply chain.

Liberty, Luck and Macron’s US tour

Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:11:59 GMT

The occasionally embarrassing bromance staged between Presidents Trump and Macron during the latter’s State Visit has suited both parties writes Seán Hand Deputy Professor of French Studies and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Europe).

Brexit: Government insists UK will leave customs union - expert comment

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:44:23 GMT

The UK government has restated its commitment to leaving the EU's custom union - ahead of a symbolic vote on the issue this week. Last Wednesday, the government suffered defeat on the EU Withdrawal Bill in the House of Lords on the issue of staying in a UK-EU customs union after Brexit. And MPs will get their own chance to debate the issue on Thursday. However Dr Kirill Pogorelskiy, Assistant Professor of Economics, comments that trade-offs are inevitable.

One year countdown to Brexit begins - expert comment

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:36:45 GMT

Theresa May has pledged to keep the UK "strong and united" after Brexit as she marks a year to go until the UK's departure from the European Union.

Dr. Andreas Kokkinis, Assistant Professor, Warwick Law School says there are still a lot of unresolved issues that will affect the UK.