UK, Lebanon Sign Deal to Continue Free Trade After Brexit

The United Kingdom and Lebanon signed a trade continuity agreement Sept. 19 to ensure the countries trade under current terms after a potential no-deal Brexit on Oct. 31, the U.K. Department for International Trade said in a press release. The agreement would continue "tariff-free trade of industrial products together with liberalisation of trade in agricultural, agri-food and fisheries products," the UKDIT said. The U.K. is already covered by an association agreement between the European Union and Lebanon, but that could change when and if the U.K. leaves the EU with no transition deal in place.