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World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (MC14)

Where does MC14 leave the WTO as an organization?

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Dollar decentring, de-dollarisation, and the UK’s trade and investment policy

The changing role of the dollar in international trade and commerce and the implications for the UK.

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Welsh trade in Post-Brexit

What are the challenges and opportunities for Welsh trade in a Post-Brexit and global context.

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Customs union membership?

An assessment of the pros and cons for an EU-UK customs union.

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The CITP Academic Conference

To be held in Brighton, 9-10 April 2026.

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Nottingham International Trade Summer School

To be held in Nottingham, 29 June - 4 July 2026.

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Online Diploma in International Trade Policy

Our new online course is designed to help you understand how government policy, geopolitics, business, and technology impact international trade and learn how to apply conceptual and analytical tools to analyse trade policy.

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Trade policy animations

Our animated videos help to explain trade policy concepts and their effects.

Latest animation - Trump’s Trade Announcements: A Closer Look

International Trade and UK Economic Growth

The Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy is the first Centre dedicated to trade policy to be funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Centre is built on the precept that trade policy should be inclusive in both policy formulation and outcome.

Our aim is to build permanent capacity by developing a community of scholars and practitioners with the knowledge, skills and mutual understanding to develop robust trade policy in a changing world.

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