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DHL's CEO on tariffs, economic protectionism and Germany's economy

by Leanna Byrne and Meredith Garretson
Sep 3, 2024
"Trade barriers drive inflation," explained Tobias Meyer, CEO of the German logistics company DHL Group.
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For this London honey seller, the buzz is about British bees

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jun 25, 2024
Business is strong for Samantha Wallace. But she's dealing with complicated import rules and seeking the right varieties of domestic honey.
A bee collects nectar from lavender in Knutsford, England. "Our passion is honey," says Samantha Wallace, who values "the diversity of flavor."
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Soaring UK inflation tops 9%, fuels labor unrest

by Stephen Beard
Jun 23, 2022
The Ukraine war and the impacts of the pandemic sparked a global spike in prices. Britain is grappling with the domestic consequences.
Workers marched through London last weekend, demanding pay raises to match inflation.
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U.K. weighs whether to restore its old system of imperial measurements

by Stephen Beard
Jun 15, 2022
The prime minister pledged to make the use of pounds and ounces official again after Brexit. We checked sentiment at Shrewsbury Market.
In the imperial measurement system, an inch is based on the length of three grains of barley.
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Why the U.K. is threatening to tear up part of its Brexit treaty with the European Union

by Stephen Beard
May 27, 2022
The British move to change unilaterally part of its withdrawal deal with the EU could trigger a trade war with the bloc.
The Brexit grace period is over for most nonfood products arriving in Northern Ireland from the British mainland, and a wide swathe of goods already has been squeezed out of the Northern Ireland market.
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Trump-era export tariffs are still rattling British steelmakers

by Stephen Beard
Jan 19, 2022
President Biden lifted a 25% tariff from European Union steel, but British steelmakers complain that they’re being unfairly penalized.
Then-President Donald Trump poses with the 2018 steel import proclamation, which added a 25% tariff on imported steel. President Joe Biden has lifted the tariff for countries in the European Union but not for the United Kingdom.
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Outsider trading: A year after Brexit, how 5 small UK companies have fared

by Stephen Beard
Jan 5, 2022
Small British exporters reflect on their first full year of doing business as non-EU members. How do they feel about Brexit now?
Scarves depict the British and European Union flags. Exporters in different industries have had varied experiences with the new conditions of cross-border trade.
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Brexit import changes are still painful for London honey seller after 2 years

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Dec 7, 2021
After a strong summer, a London honey seller is dealing with the coronavirus omicron variant and changing trade policy on animal goods.
A beekeeper in northwestern Italy. New laws governing imports of animal byproducts in the United Kingdom go into effect in January.
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Has Brexit boosted London’s financial center?

by Stephen Beard
Sep 22, 2021
British financial services exports to the EU rose in the first few months after the U.K. left the bloc.
The City of London financial district. Data from the first quarter after Brexit took effect shows a small increase in the U.K.'s financial exports to the European Union.
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EU student exodus may not hurt British universities after all

by Stephen Beard
Aug 11, 2021
Fewer EU students in the U.K. may bring some financial benefits to British universities but it raises some political concerns, too.
EU applicants to U.K. schools have dropped dramatically following Brexit and a steep rise in tuition fees. Above, a student walks on the University of Glasgow campus in Scotland in September 2020.
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