The Government this week stepped up plans to create a new body to fight Britain’s corner in trade battles in Europe.

A free trade agreement (FTA) between Georgia and Hong Kong was signed last week, according to the Ministry of Economics and Sustainable Development.

Donald Trump’s trade tariffs are driving up costs for US manufacturers and exacerbating a slowdown for eurozone factories, new figures showed on Monday, as the EU and the US edge closer towards a full-scale trade war with potentially damaging consequences for the global economy.

President Donald Trump intends to delay signing a revised version of the North American Free Trade Agreement until after the fall midterm elections, a move aimed at reaching a better deal with Canada and Mexico.

China will promote the principles of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and counteract any forms of trade protectionism, Zhong Shan, the country's commerce minister, said on Monday.

Trade ministers and officials from 16 Asian countries have agreed to speed up negotiations on outstanding issues and reach a basic agreement on a regional trade pact by the end of 2018.

Donald Trump intends to delay signing a revised version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) until after the midterm elections, a move aimed at reaching a better deal with Canada and Mexico.

Brussels responds to Trump’s threat, warning of global retaliation and full-blown trade war

Canada’s foreign minister announced Friday that Ottawa plans to impose about $12.6 billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods on July 1, joining other major U.S. allies striking back in the escalating trade dispute.

Shipments surged after import taxes on Russian grain was lifted in 2016.