WESTERN EUROPE

06 October 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant economic swings within the second-largest Euro area economy. Thanks to a series of emergency aids and a historic €100 billion stimulus plan, however, the French economy is inching towards pre-pandemic levels, with GDP growth reaching 6.5% this year. This interview discovers how France and its businesses are preparing to thrive in partnership with their Hong Kong counterparts in the post-pandemic period. More

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UK Extends Acceptance of EU’s CE Marking on Goods until End of 2022

04 October 2021

The UK Government has announced that it will give businesses more time to adapt to the introduction of the new UK Conformity Assessment marking (the “UKCA”) which replaces the EU’s mandatory CE marking following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Initially, the UK government had announced that products sold in Great Britain which previously had to bear the EU’s CE marking, would need to carry the new UKCA marking from 1 January 2022. More

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UK EV Battery Plant Targets Asian Investors for Backing of US$4 Billion

23 September 2021

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Post-Covid Prospects: Ireland

15 September 2021

Ireland is the only European country that has managed to post positive economic growth during the first year of the global coronavirus pandemic, its GDP increasing by an enviable 3.4% in 2020. This interview sets out how the Irish business community is ready for more dynamic collaboration with Hong Kong entrepreneurs in the post-pandemic future. More

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CBP Plans Test of Improved Foreign Business Identifier

09 September 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to launch in spring 2022 a test of an improved method of identifying foreign business entities, supply chain roles, authorised economic operator programme status, and foreign addresses. More

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Jumping into market gap

17 August 2021

Just as COVID-19 appeared out of nowhere and swept across the world, some fleet-of-foot companies adapted quickly and moved to fill recently created markets. More

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Germany Introduces Due Diligence Obligations for Global Supply Chains of Large Companies

09 August 2021

Germany has adopted new legislation to ensure the protection of basic human rights and of the environment along global supply chains. The German Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains (the “Supply Chain Due Diligence Act” - SCDDA) aims to protect rights of people who produce goods for the German market. Goods would include, for example, garments from Asia. Other examples are cocoa and fruit from Africa, and coffee from South America. More

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Customs to Adjust Format of Certificate of Origin under China-Switzerland FTA

29 July 2021

The General Administration of Customs recently announced that it will modify the format of the certificate of origin used in relation to the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Under the new format, the maximum number of items that can be listed as imported or exported goods under the FTA will be increased from 20 to 50. The updated form will be in use from 1 September 2021. More

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Post-Covid Prospects: The Netherlands

28 July 2021

The Netherlands, shifting into high gear in its race to reach herd immunity by mid-August, has many good reasons to hope for a fast comeback. This interview sets out how Dutch businesses are ready to grow their businesses in partnership with their Hong Kong counterparts in the post-Covid future. More

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East-West shifts to North-South

30 June 2021

“East meets West” is a term firmly wedded to Hong Kong, in the same way as “Silicon Valley” is linked to San Francisco. But just as the technology business in San Francisco is about much more than physical chips, to view Hong Kong as primarily a link between Mainland China and Europe and North America misses the big picture. More

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