The UK has signed a trade partnership agreement with Ghana that secures tariff-free trade and provides a platform for greater economic and cultural cooperation.
Link: UK signs Trade Partnership Agreement with Ghana
Source: Assent Information Services
Government meets with industry players to develop a safe and sustainable plan to restart international travel.
Link: Global Travel Taskforce meets to map out safe return to international travel
Source: Assent Information Services
New data show both Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines significantly reduce severe COVID-19 in older adults.
Link: New data show vaccines reduce severe COVID-19 in older adults
Source: Assent Information Services
Whole families and households with primary school, secondary school and college age children, including childcare and support bubbles, will be able to test themselves twice every week from home as schools return from 8 March…
Link: All households with children of school age to get 2 rapid COVID-19 tests per person per week
Source: Assent Information Services
How the Legal Services is GREAT virtual trade mission supported legal professionals to expand their businesses internationally.
Link: Driving economic growth and recovery in the legal sector
Source: Assent Information Services
E10 fuel – an eco-friendly blend of petrol and ethanol that could cut transport CO2 emissions by 750,000 tonnes a year – to be available by September 2021.
Link: Fuelling a greener future: E10 petrol set for September 2021 launch
Source: Assent Information Services
Secretary of State Brandon Lewis, alongside Northern Ireland Executive ministers, and local partners, will sign the Heads of Terms for the Derry/Londonderry and Strabane City Deal later today (Wednesday 24 February).
Link: UK Government signs agreement for £250m investment in the North West
Source: Assent Information Services
The UK and Australia have signed a new ‘Space Bridge’ partnership to increase knowledge exchange and investment across the two countries’ space sectors.
Link: ‘Space Bridge’ across the world will help UK and Australia get ahead in global space race
Source: Assent Information Services
Businesses that deferred VAT payments last year can join the new scheme to pay it in smaller monthly instalments.
Link: VAT Deferral New Payment Scheme – online service opens
Source: Assent Information Services
The final report of the government’s fundamental review of business rates will now be published in the Autumn, it was announced today, 19 February.
Link: Business Rates Review Update
Source: Assent Information Services
