Britain and Turkey secure continued tariff-free trade deal worth $25B
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A general view of vehicles at a Ford Motor Company dealership close to the Ford plant in Dagenham, east London, Britain. File Photo by Will Oliver/EPA-EFE
Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Britain and Turkey signed a trade deal Tuesday to continue tariff-free trading that was worth $25 billion last year.
British International Secretary Liz Truss and and Turkey's Minister for Trade Ruhsar Pekcan secured the agreement while meeting on a video call Tuesday, a British government statement said.
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"Today's deal covers trade worth more than 18 billion pounds [$25 billion], delivers vital certainty for business and supports thousands of jobs across the UK [Britain] in the manufacturing, automotive and steel industries," Truss said.