Proud to join Department for Business and Trade and United States Trade Representative at their 8th SME Dialogue.  Our transatlantic trade is buoyant, and I was delighted to talk about possibilities open to U.S. and local Small to Medium Sized Enterprises to build on our two-way trade through NI’s unique economic…

Today, Department for Business and Trade launched the new Critical #Imports Council, chaired by Alan Mak MP 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, aimed at safeguarding UK #supplychains .

Watch below for Marco Forgione's recap of this morning's launch of the council, which is made up of 23 industry leading bodies including The Institute of Export & International Trade. 👇

NEWS: Chile is the latest country to ratify the UK's accession to CPTPP 🎉

This takes us one step closer to full CPTPP membership, bringing UK businesses exciting new opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region ✅

With one year to go, the UK’s ‘Mission to Expo’ has begun!🕵️💼

Join us on our exciting journey to Osaka over the next year where you will see some famous faces and interesting places throughout our mission episodes.

Let’s go! 🇬🇧🇯🇵

🎥: 🇬🇧UK in Japan🇯🇵
#ComeBuildTheFuture #EXPO2025

Excellent US-UK SME Dialogue event with Department for Business and Trade & United States Trade Representative this morning.

Great to hear from Tina McKenzie MBE and Alan Lowry from FSB Northern Ireland as well!

#trade #business

Great to see a full house of US and local firms coming together, including many of our valued clients, to discuss trade opportunities and resources available to SMEs #SMEDialogue Tina McKenzie MBE Department for Business and Trade United States Trade Representative

Our Policy and Advocacy Chair Tina McKenzie MBE opened the UK - US SME Dialogue in Belfast today, hosting a discussion panel with both the UK and US's chief trade advisors 🌍🌎

🚢 The Dialogue provides a real opportunity to overcome challenges in international trade and work to…

My first visits as @BizTradeGovUK Minister: 4🇬🇧steel sites in 3 days!

Great to:

🏗 See steelmaking first-hand
🤝Show our commitment is stronger than ever
✅Build on recent wins for the industry

Tata Steel UK @CelsaSteelUK British Steel

This account now belongs to the UK at World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. 🇬🇧 🇯🇵

With 1 year to go until Expo, the UK invites you on a journey to Come Build the Future… 👀

#EXPO2025 isComing #1YeartoGo #EXPO2025 #myakumyaku
🇬🇧UK in Japan🇯🇵 @Expo2025Japan

More than 800 company directors disqualified for abusing Covid support schemes following investigations by the Insolvency Service: gov.uk/government/new…

Back from Kyiv!

🇬🇧🇺🇦 It’s been over two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

This week I was in Kyiv for the UK's second and largest trade mission, where we signed a significant defence partnership to help Ukraine push back against Russian aggression.

More👇

🛒 Shoplifters and those that are violent towards retail workers think they can get 'something for nothing.'

But there is a price to pay.

Our plan to tackle retail crime will protect businesses and bring offenders to justice ⬇️

📣 NEWS: Millions of workers across the UK will now benefit from new measures as three Government-backed Acts become law today.

Swipe and click to read about the new protections for UK workers 👇

Around 370 British businesses, supporting 400,000 jobs, are set to benefit from targeted measures to reduce energy costs ✅

Read more about our new British Industry Supercharger 👉 gov.uk/government/new…

📣 The National Living and Minimum Wages have increased today, benefitting around 3 million workers across the UK.

Learn more about the new rates 👉 checkyourpay.campaign.gov.uk

Easter is the perfect eggs-cuse to celebrate UK chocolate exports, which totalled £804m in 2023 🍫 🎉

Check where our chocs are most popular in the chart below 👇

And learn more about the UK’s top-quality food & drink industry here: ow.ly/5wsw50R4oi0

NEWS: British artists will now earn new royalties when their artwork is resold in Australia.

Read more about the Artist's Resale Right, introduced under the UK-Australia FTA, which provides artists with a vital income stream 👉 gov.uk/government/new…

UK services exports hit a record-high in 2023 📈

Here's what the Office for National Statistics (ONS) latest figures show 👇

We welcome the appointment of Alan Mak MP 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business and Trade.

#Reshuffle