UK Signs Trade Continuity Agreement With Norway, Iceland

The United Kingdom on April 2 signed a trade continuity agreement with Norway and Iceland, the U.K. Department for International Trade said in a press release. The agreement, which takes effect in the event the U.K. leaves the European Union with no transition deal in place -- currently scheduled for April 12 -- “maintains the same level of tariffs on goods traded between the UK, Iceland and Norway,” the release said. “Trading on these preferential terms in a no deal scenario, rather than on World Trade Organization terms, will deliver significant savings and help to safeguard British jobs.”