UK, Thailand Sign Trade Pact

The U.K. and Thailand officially signed a new trade partnership last week that will boost British exports, the U.K.’s Department for Business and Trade said. The “Enhanced Trade Partnership” will help British businesses more easily sell to Thailand, the U.K. said, and commits both sides to “identifying opportunities that could be delivered” through a possible future U.K.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement. The U.K. noted that Thailand also recently agreed to accept the U.K.’s vehicle emissions testing standards, which will allow the British auto industry to “save millions” on car exports to Thailand.