United Kingdom

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Country Profile

The United Kingdom is one of the world’s major economic, trade and investment hubs. It is a world leader in a number of areas including technology, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and digital services.

Get access to the country’s performance in economic, trade, investment, and business environment via our comprehensive Trade Insights portal.

Our Expertise

IEC UK is part of a global group that delivers strategic trade and economic development growth for clients across the corporate and public sectors. Our team understands the intricacies of the local business, investment, and legal environments and assists clients with their operations and interests in the UK. We increased our UK presence in 2022 to meet the increased demand in 2 areas:

Our areas of particular expertise cover international trade and investment strategy, e-commerce and digital trade, policy formulation, and risk management. We complement these with a specialist understanding in the areas of economic integration and global value chain analysis for the benefit of both local and international businesses seeking advice on a great spectrum of international trade and investment issues.

Explore all our expertise areas and learn more how we can help you make your business thrive

Market Insights

How will global events and domestic regulatory movements alter business-as-usual?

Get up-to-date with thought pieces from our experts on the current matters impacting your business.

What’s the way out of the Black Sea Grain deal?

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Mauritius and the AfCFTA Part 2: Trade in Services

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Summit in South Africa: BRICS determined to destabilise t...

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Trade for Prosperity - Summer/Autumn 2023 Edition

Publications

IFD Agreement and its Implications for African Investment

CEO insights

Report of Eswatini's E-Commerce Readiness Assessment

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Making a difference

IEC UK has delivered a range of programmes for clients including HM Government, EU, Corporates, and trade bodies looking at UK, EU, Africa and Indo-Pacific. We assist our clients in a wide range of issues shaping their visions and direction of operations.

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