New report recognises the unprecedented challenge of ensuring the UK is resilient to climate change and sets out the work already underway to meet that challenge
Link: Government publishes UK’s Third Climate Change Risk Assessment
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Egypt-UK Joint Statement following the meeting between Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP27 President Designate H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Egypt’s Minister of Environment and COP27 Ministerial Coordinato…
Link: Joint statement following the visit of COP26 President to Egypt
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Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling, has concluded her visit to Southeast Asia with a 3-day tour of Thailand.
Link: Minister for Asia visits Thailand to discuss trade and security ties and welcome UK vaccine cooperation
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The Final Deal Agreement of the Mid Wales Growth Deal has been signed by the UK Government, the Welsh Government and Ceredigion and Powys County Councils
Link: Mid Wales Growth Deal reaches an important development milestone
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The Alan Turing Institute, supported by the British Standards Institution (BSI) and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), will pilot a new UK government initiative to lead in shaping global technical standards for Artifici…
Link: New UK initiative to shape global standards for Artificial Intelligence
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New programme will support the development of innovative new technologies that will generate hydrogen from biomass and waste.
Link: Government launches new scheme for technologies producing hydrogen from biomass
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The UK and Oman have signed a Sovereign Investment Partnership (SIP), agreeing to work closer together on increasing investment into both countries.
Link: UK and Oman kickstart Sovereign Investment Partnership to boost investment links
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The UK government has today (11 January 2022) published a consultation seeking views for how a worldwide 15% minimum corporation tax should be domestically implemented.
Link: UK launches consultation on domestic implementation of global minimum tax for large multinational groups
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HMRC urges VAT-registered businesses to sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT before 1 April 2022.
Link: Making Tax Digital for VAT is coming – are you ready?
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Government-backed trade shows in South Korea have helped UK businesses raise tens of millions of pounds in the last twelve months
Link: UK exporters to South Korea tie up deals worth ‘tens of millions’
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