World Customs Organization (WCO) has released its June 2016 edition of the WCO News magazine.
Here are the highlights:
Trade Info You Can Trust
In The News
Canadian businesses, economists weigh the impact of Brexit vote
July 12, 2016
Canadian businesses, investors and economists confronted the prospect Friday of one of Canada's biggest trading partners exiting the European Union and what it will mean for their operations and the economy at large.
U.K. Wants Free Trade Deal With Canada
July 12, 2016
Britain's high commissioner is open to signing a free trade deal with Canada now that the United Kingdom has opted out of the European Union.
Howard Drake said Britain will go it alone on trade agreements after the Brexit vote, adding the U.K. will not cease to be a trading nation after it pulls out of the EU.
Minister Goodale Introduces An Act to Amend the Customs Act - Exit Information
July 1, 2016
...The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, introduced legislation in the House of Commons [on June 15, 2016] that will allow the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to collect routine biographic information on all travellers exiting Canada.
Britain on the Brink
July 1, 2016
Britain is now [less than] a week away from its crucial June 23 vote on whether to remain in the EU or to leave. As the day nears, campaigning for both sides is intensifying, and polls of voters are showing a neck-and-neck race. Canadians are concerned: on my recent coast-to-coast export forecast tour, the issue labeled ‘Brexit’ was a close second to questions about the US election.