Balloon festivals are a wonderful spectacle and often international events, with participants travelling from many countries. We tend to think of football, tennis, or golf as worldwide sports, or the Olympics every few years but they are not alone. To ballooning, you could add cycling, cricket, skateboarding, winter sports, equestrian sports, swimming, sailing, canoeing, martial […]
ATA Carnets & Military Goods
Fighter aircraft, or weaponry tend to be highlights at international shows but a myriad of smaller items are on display. Figures on military exports can be unreliable, due to contracts which took years to fulfil coming to fruition. Even so, UK defence exports have performed exceptionally well in the last couple of years. This does […]
ATA Carnet Use In Practice
ATA carnets are widely known, although the change in our relationship with Europe means more businesses need to understand how they work. Whether new, or experienced users, people do often let us know how they fared with their carnet, or post a report online. Those entries can be worth reading, to hear of real world […]
Advertising Sector Finding New Markets
With a little help from Andrea Bocelli, the John Lewis Christmas advert continues to be made by a UK agency. Ad spend within the UK is expected to reach £36 billion this year, a moderate real terms fall but not a bad result in the current economy. Continuing growth in internet advertising is part of […]
Building ATA Carnet Use
Maria Fernanda Garza, Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), recently visited Sri Lanka and was made welcome. With the fine presentation bouquet she received, the dancers and musicians in traditional dress, Ms Fernanda Garza’s trip could have been mistaken for a royal visit. To many in Sri Lanka, this would be a fair […]
CPTPP Membership & ATA Carnets
Countries in the region offer modern business facilities, often with a degree of tradition maintained. The Business Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, journeyed to New Zealand to sign off a new trade deal on 16th June. This gives us membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Membership comprises of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, […]