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UK seeks business views on response to US tariffs
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UK/Viet Nam: Free Trade Agreement
This treaty was presented to Parliament in April 2025.
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Support for UK businesses helping to rebuild Ukraine
Department for Business and Trade (DBT) initiatives to support UK businesses helping to rebuild critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
Now is the time to generate growth together with India
£400m of trade and investment wins from UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue set to boost the British economy.
Providing professional and business services to a person connected with Russia
Guidance on the services sanctions contained in Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022.
Regulation 54C of the The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 prohibits a legal or natural person from providing, directly or indirectly, accounting, advertising, architectural, auditing, business and management consulting, engineering, IT consultancy and design, and public relations services to a ‘person connected with Russia’. These services (‘covered services’) are defined in schedule 3J of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, while a ‘person connected with Russia’ is defined in regulation 21. The prohibitions in regulation 54C are subject to exceptions and licences.Details