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15/01/2021: Chris Southworth speaks on Sky's All Out Politics on the impact of COVID-19 travel testing on business.
08/01/2021: Chris Southworth speaks on Bloomberg Radio's Daybreak Europe about the UK government's financial plans to salvage the economy and support businesses amid a third national lockdown.
10/12/2020: Chris Southworth speaks on BBC Business Briefing on the final sticking points to a Brexit deal.
08/12/2020: Chris Southworth engages in a panel debate on Sky News hosted by Adam Boulton to talk about the latest in the EU-UK trade negotiations
27/11/2020: Chris Southworth speaks to BBC Business Briefing on the UK Covid-19 tiering system and its impacts on businesses across the UK.
02/11/2020: Chris Southworth speaks to Politico on the work that the All-Party Parliamentary Party for Trade and Export Promotion are doing in bringing stakeholders together on trade.
06/10/2020: Chris Southworth speaks to BBC Business Briefing on the Paris shutdown and how this will impact businesses. With other cities like Madrid already in lockdown and London rumoured to be considering lockdown, Chris highlights the serious long-term impact on the economy.
12/08/2020: Chris Southworth speaks on Bloomberg Radio's Daybreak Europe on the upcoming review on progress in the implementation of Phase 1 of the US-China trade deal.
21/07/2020: ICC's 2020 Global Survey on Trade Finance was featured as news in GTR, TXF, Trade Finance Global, TRF News and The Asset.
15/07/2020: Chris Southworth speaks to Bloomberg TV on the UK government's decision to exclude Huawei from 5G UK networks as phase out kit by 2027.
25/06/2020: Chris Southworth discusses the need to ensure climate change is a priority during the UK's economic recovery from COVID-19 with Sky News.
23/06/2020: Chris Southworth speaks to BBC Business Briefing about the impact on businesses following easing of social distancing rules, and how dropping down to one meter distancing has made a difference in other European countries.
24/05/2020: Chris Southworth discusses the UK's progress in the battle against Coronavirus compared to other countries on LBC with Nigel Farage.
24/03/2020: John Denton speaks on CNN's Quest Means Business around his open letter to the G20 leaders around action against COVID-19.
18/03/2020: Chris Southworth spoke to LBC's Nick Ferrari about the governments financial support package for businesses during Coronavirus disruption.
11/03/2020: Chris Southworth discusses the impact of the spread of Coronavirus on the private sector on BBC World Service.
10/02/2020: Chris Southworth speaks to BBC World News around the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak on businesses worldwide, and what the concerns and outlook is for the coming months.
31/01/2020: Chris Southworth talks to BBC News around the impact of hard borders post-Brexit on traders and the UK's role in pushing for trade liberalisation via its seat at the WTO.
10/01/2020: Chris Southworth speaks on Sky's All Out Politics on how realistic the 12 month Brexit deadline is for the UK, following the EU's Ursula von der Leyen's warning that the time-frame is too tight for a EU-UK deal.
20/12/2019: Chris Southworth speaks on BBC News about the difficulties surrounding a US-UK trade deal.
20/12/2019: Chris Southworth discusses the latest on Brexit and how it will affect businesses across the UK on BBC World News, including whether there is time to negotiate a Swiss-style 'pick and mix' arrangement for market access.
12/12/2019: Chris Southworth's interview on workplace productivity with BBC Business Briefing is quoted in Daily Mail.
22/11/2019: Chris Southworth's interview from BBC Business Briefing is quoted in Marie Claire.
02/11/2019: Chris Southworth outlines the complexities of a US-UK trade deal with LBC's Maajid Nawaz.
03/10/2019: Chris Southworth explains the new Brexit deal on BBC Business Live.
30/09/2019: Chris Southworth discusses Sajid Javid's interview around a potential bypass of the Benn Act on CNN.
19/09/2019: "Life After Brexit": Chris Southworth - writing for the Autumn edition of Trade Finance Talks - gives practical advice to SMEs to help in the eventuality of a no-deal Brexit (pages 10-11).
12/09/2019: ICC Incoterms 2020 release is covered by The Lawyer (paywall) and TXF (paywall).
20/08/2019: "Businesses must come together to reform and save the WTO", Chris Southworth writes for City AM (page 15).
17/08/2019: Chris Southworth discusses the economic and commercial impact of a no-deal Brexit with Matt Frei on LBC.
27/06/2019: Press release "Handing on to the next generation: John Beechey CBE steps down as Chair of the ICC's Arbitration programme and hands over leadership to Ania Farren, Managing Director at Vannin Capital" is covered by the New Law Journal and Litigation Finance Journal.
25/06/2019: Press release "Incoterms 2020: The Rules are Changing" is covered by Trade Finance Global and TXF.
21/03/2019: Chris Southworth makes the case for a focus on jobs and the economy on BBC Business Briefing
22/02/2019: Chris Southworth discusses the US-China trade war on BBC News Business Briefing
08/02/2019: Red-tape burden will weigh on smaller UK traders, Financial Times
30/11/2018: Brexit bombshell: Brexit expert calls for 10-YEAR EU transition - 'we need to adapt', Express
30/11/2018: Chris Southworth talks to LBC's Sheila Fogarty about the Brexit "deal or no deal" scenario
28/11/2018: ICC United Kingdom Chairman, Sir Mike Rake, speaks to Bloomberg about May's proposed Brexit deal
16/11/2018: Chris South appears on the BBC's David Baddiel Tries to Understand show to discuss Global Trade
08/11/2018: ICC launches industry-wide plan for digital trade, Global Trade Review
30/10/2018: Chris Southworth is featured in Bridging & Commercial Magazine following a presentation at the London Stock Exchange 'Brexit Business' Conference
19/10/2018: Chris Southworth speaks to BBC World News about post-Brexit trading relationships and what we can expect
18/10/2018: Southworth: Bring overseas countries in to the British post-Brexit trade conversation, Borderlex
09/10/2018: ICC United Kingdom's Secretary General appears on BBC Radio 4 to discuss trade borders post-Brexit
08/10/2018: Chris Southworth quoted in Zambia Business Times following the WTO Public Forum
26/09/2018: ICC well-placed to handle Belt and Road arbitration, CDR News
21/09/2018: ICC discusses procedural and geographical diversity, CDR News
23/08/2018: Chris Southworth discusses the repercussions of a no-deal Brexit and WTO rules on BBC News @ Five
03/08/2018: Mike Rake, ICC UK Chairman, talks to Bloomberg's Daybreak Europe about his concerns over a no-deal Brexit
06/07/2018: Chris Southworth discusses on BBC World News the impact of the USA’s ‘opening salvo’ tariff threats on China
26/06/2018: Chris Southworth talks to BBC Business Briefing on Heathrow runway expansion
05/06/2018: Secretary General Chris Southworth talks to BBC World News on Trade Controls after Brexit
05/06/2018: 'Digital trade will help leapfrog development' Chris Southworth cited in African Review on digital trade
29/05/2018: Press release 'Regulation is significantly inhibiting the ability of SMEs to trade internationally' is covered in Business Post Nigeria and Trade Finance Global
16/05/2018: ICC United Kingdom’s Chris Southworth talks Iran-EU trade on BBC World News
11/05/2018: ICC United Kingdom’s trade governance model reported in The Times
26/05/2017: ICC United Kingdom’s call for a unified voice on digital trade covered by specialist press: Fintech Finance, Better Society Network, National Technology News, Finance Digest, Financial IT, Trade Finance and TXF.
04/04/2018: For BBC Radio 4, ICC United Kingdom’s Chris Southworth explains implications of US-China tariffs
23/03/2018: For BBC World News, Chris Southworth discusses US-China trade and the possibility of a trade war
21/03/2018: For BBC World News, Secretary General Chris Southworth discusses implications of new EU tech tax
16/10/2017: Consequences of President Trump's refusal to re-certify the Iran Deal, President Trump announced the results of the US strategic review of its policy towards Iran.
20/02/2017: Coleman Nee and Robert Teh Counsellors, discuss whether implementing the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement will deliver huge dividends to the global economy
24/02/2017: Phil Smith, Managing Director, BusinessWest talks about reducing business costs in international trade
06/03/2017: Ian Wilkins, Head, Business Transformation and Customs Service
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), talks us through the United Kingdom’s journey towards a modern declaration management service
08/03/2017: Laurent Coulon, Partner, Theano Advisors and Lolita de Linares, Senior Consultant, Theano Advisors, talk us through Blockchain: from hubris to realism
10/03/2017: Rebecca Harding, Chief Economist, BBA, explains What do you get if you cross a customs union with a free trade area?
30/03/2017: Alan Dixon, Director, Ideas Matter tells us about Intellectual Property: Vital Protections Promoting Healthy Trade
25/04/2017: John Forrest, Head of Global Trade and Chloe Barker, Senior Associate, DLA Piper LLP tell us about Foreign direct investment; opportunities and sanctions
28/06/2017: Rebecca Harding, Co-Founder and CEO, Equant Analytics, Chief Economist, BBA, discusses Brexit and Trade Finance
28/06/2017: Singapore's Success Analysed in London, published in the Global Arbitration Review
29/06/2017: Baihas Baghdadi, Managing Director - Global Head of Trade & Working Capital, Barclays Corporate Banking, explains The risks to global trade posed by protectionist values
01/08/2017: Alexander Goulandris, CEO, essDOCS explains the benefits of the digitization in trade and finance
21/11/2017: Daniel Crosby, Managing Partner, King & Spalding gives his insight on moving the debate on digital trade forward
The 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the international framework to tackle all the big challenges we face today. In the context of the COVID-19 recovery, they are the only international framework of their kind where all governments are committed to deliver a greener, more inclusive and sustainable global economy. They represent an international roadmap to build back better, make trade work for everyone and tackle inequality.
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