We provide expert commentary for the media. For a list of our experts please consult our Team page. Email us on [email protected] to get in touch. Downloads Title Hi-res GC logo News releases and media coverage Type Media coverage Date 13 Aug 2018 Financial Times: Doubt cast on Liam Fox’s UK-Pacific trade plan after Brexit Liam Fox’s plan to take Britain into a trans-Pacific trade bloc after Brexit is not compatible with the strategy laid out by Theresa May at Chequers last month, trade experts... Read more Type Media coverage Date 17 Jul 2018 France 24: Brexit: Lead campaign group face police inquiry over spending Commenting on British white paper, Gregor Irwin, Global Counsel Chief Economist said: "There's certainly a softer Brexit for goods. It's a harder Brexit for services because the government has said... Read more Type News release Date 12 Jul 2018 Jyrki Katainen stresses the importance of EU values BRUSSELS, 12 July 2018 - European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen today called for continued openness and improved competitiveness in Europe in the global economy. Speaking at Global Counsel’s high-level policy... Read more Type Media coverage Date 25 Jun 2018 CNN Money: How Europe could fight back if Trump taxes car imports A move by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on cars assembled in Europe would dramatically escalate trade tensions and produce a quick response from the European Union. The European... Read more Type Media coverage Date 16 Jun 2018 Al Jazeera English: Counting the Cost: Brexit countdown It doesn't look like we're any closer at this point to knowing what Brexit is going to look like. The longer that goes on, what sort of damage is it... Read more Type News release Date 14 Jun 2018 Global Counsel Brexit economic dashboard Q2 2018 LONDON, 14 June 2018 – This is the second quarterly issue of the Global Council Brexit dashboard. Two years on from the 2016 referendum – and with just nine months... Read more Type Media coverage Date 7 Jun 2018 CNN Money: Tariffs aren't the biggest problem for American exporters The leaders of the world's largest economies are at each others' throats over tariffs. Should they be? "It's just entirely wrong to focus on one sector," said Gregor Irwin, chief... Read more Type Media coverage Date 21 May 2018 CNN Money: EU fights back to neutralize US sanctions against Iran Europe is fighting back against President Donald Trump's attempt to isolate Iran with new rules aimed at protecting European companies from US sanctions. "I think [today's move is] definitely a... Read more Type Media coverage Date 9 May 2018 CNN Money: Can Europe keep doing business with Iran? President Donald Trump is pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal and bringing back harsh economic sanctions. But it's how European governments and companies respond that may matter... Read more Type Media coverage Date 21 Apr 2018 Al Jazeera English: Trade wars and debt: The biggest risks to world economy A trade war and a new Cold War are threatening to rip apart the global economy. That's the springtime message from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank... Read more Type Media coverage Date 16 Apr 2018 ISPReview: Industry says UK gov and regulation is key barrier to full fibre rollout A recent debate of the Digital Infrastructure Panel (hosted by law firm Herbert Smith Freehills), which included representatives from BT, Hyperoptic and Virgin Media, has highlighted government policy and regulation... Read more Type Media coverage Date 11 Apr 2018 CNN Money: Sanctions have sent aluminum soaring. That could hurt your wallet US sanctions aimed at punishing Russian oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin could make your soda habit or luxury car more expensive. "Businesses just don't want to deal with even... Read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Current page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Type Media coverage Date 13 Aug 2018 Financial Times: Doubt cast on Liam Fox’s UK-Pacific trade plan after Brexit Liam Fox’s plan to take Britain into a trans-Pacific trade bloc after Brexit is not compatible with the strategy laid out by Theresa May at Chequers last month, trade experts... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 17 Jul 2018 France 24: Brexit: Lead campaign group face police inquiry over spending Commenting on British white paper, Gregor Irwin, Global Counsel Chief Economist said: "There's certainly a softer Brexit for goods. It's a harder Brexit for services because the government has said... Read more
Type News release Date 12 Jul 2018 Jyrki Katainen stresses the importance of EU values BRUSSELS, 12 July 2018 - European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen today called for continued openness and improved competitiveness in Europe in the global economy. Speaking at Global Counsel’s high-level policy... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 25 Jun 2018 CNN Money: How Europe could fight back if Trump taxes car imports A move by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on cars assembled in Europe would dramatically escalate trade tensions and produce a quick response from the European Union. The European... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 16 Jun 2018 Al Jazeera English: Counting the Cost: Brexit countdown It doesn't look like we're any closer at this point to knowing what Brexit is going to look like. The longer that goes on, what sort of damage is it... Read more
Type News release Date 14 Jun 2018 Global Counsel Brexit economic dashboard Q2 2018 LONDON, 14 June 2018 – This is the second quarterly issue of the Global Council Brexit dashboard. Two years on from the 2016 referendum – and with just nine months... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 7 Jun 2018 CNN Money: Tariffs aren't the biggest problem for American exporters The leaders of the world's largest economies are at each others' throats over tariffs. Should they be? "It's just entirely wrong to focus on one sector," said Gregor Irwin, chief... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 21 May 2018 CNN Money: EU fights back to neutralize US sanctions against Iran Europe is fighting back against President Donald Trump's attempt to isolate Iran with new rules aimed at protecting European companies from US sanctions. "I think [today's move is] definitely a... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 9 May 2018 CNN Money: Can Europe keep doing business with Iran? President Donald Trump is pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal and bringing back harsh economic sanctions. But it's how European governments and companies respond that may matter... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 21 Apr 2018 Al Jazeera English: Trade wars and debt: The biggest risks to world economy A trade war and a new Cold War are threatening to rip apart the global economy. That's the springtime message from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 16 Apr 2018 ISPReview: Industry says UK gov and regulation is key barrier to full fibre rollout A recent debate of the Digital Infrastructure Panel (hosted by law firm Herbert Smith Freehills), which included representatives from BT, Hyperoptic and Virgin Media, has highlighted government policy and regulation... Read more
Type Media coverage Date 11 Apr 2018 CNN Money: Sanctions have sent aluminum soaring. That could hurt your wallet US sanctions aimed at punishing Russian oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin could make your soda habit or luxury car more expensive. "Businesses just don't want to deal with even... Read more