WESTERN EUROPE

Playing to Win in Hong Kong: Making Sporting Goods Accessible

17 May 2021

One of the positives of Covid-19 has been the promotion of a healthier lifestyle, which has boosted sales and revenue for some sporting goods businesses. This interview reveals how Europe’s No.1 sports retailer is thriving in Hong Kong thanks to accessible and innovative products and services. More

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Bespoke launch for life

14 May 2021

Babies head a long list of firsts – first bath, first tooth, first word, first day at school. More

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Post-Covid Prospects: Austria

05 May 2021

The Austrian economy recorded its deepest recession since the Second World War in the Corona year 2020. This interview elaborates how Austrian businesses can look to grow their businesses in Asia in partnership with Hong Kong enterprises following a vaccine-boosted recovery expected to kick in in the summer 2021. More

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European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly to Ratify EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

29 April 2021

Hong Kong traders will be pleased to know that on 27 April 2021, the European Parliament voted to ratify the post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal - a key move to ensure that tariff- and quota-free trade continues. More

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Covid-19 Recovery: Post-Brexit UK Freeports

28 April 2021

The UK Government announced last year that up to 10 new Freeports would be opened across the UK to boost trade, innovation, commerce, employment and investment in order to help drive the UK’s post‑Brexit growth. This interview elaborates how Hong Kong companies should prepare to get the most out of this new policy. More

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Business Survey Shows Trade of Small British Businesses Worst Hit Following Brexit

13 April 2021

The Federation of Small Businesses (“FSB”) has published a press release revealing the results of a survey conducted between 1 and 15 March 2021 of approximately 1,483 British businesses. Among these, 207 were importers and/or exporters, in the current international trade environment. More

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Successful Pandemic E-Commerce: The UK

17 March 2021

The Covid pandemic has driven the development of e-commerce at an even more breakneck speed than before. The UK is the world’s third-largest e-commerce market and has been the transit station for e-commerce goods from Hong Kong entering the EU single market. After Brexit, however, the customs clearance procedures and other rules businesses have to follow will inevitably become more complicated. More

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Reduced Controls for EU Goods Entering the UK to Continue Until 2022

16 March 2021

On 11 March 2021, the UK Government announced that it would delay, for a second time, the imposition of certain customs checks for goods entering the UK from the EU. The Government announced a new timetable for introducing import border control processes, with a view to enabling UK businesses to focus on their recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. More

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Women seize apron strings

01 March 2021

Two Michelin-star Hong Kong restaurant Écriture will unveil a special tasting menu for International Women’s Day on 8 March, conceived, developed and executed by its female staff. More

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GHANA: Interim Trade Agreement with United Kingdom Finally Signed

22 February 2021

Ghana and the United Kingdom have finally signed a new interim trade agreement, according to a joint statement issued by the two countries on 4 February 2021. More

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