How do you go from being part of a vast trading bloc with 500 million potential customers to a line trader with potentially none? Britain is about to find out.The UK sends 44 per cent of its exports to the EU, while only eight per cent of EU exports go to Britain. This imbalance is clearly disadvantageous as Britain seeks to forge a new trade deal with the EU and could also be a problem when negotiating with non-EU countries.But it could also work in Britain’s favour, as an important export market for the EU. But striking any deal with …read more
Source: The National
