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International trade corridor reports
Discover insights and opportunities that could support your international growth ambitions.
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Corridor opportunities
Expanding your business globally requires a deep understanding of the countries or regions you are looking to grow into. Understanding the connectivity and opportunities between key trade corridors, could help you to uncover some of that insight to support your international growth.
Whether you are an existing client or whether you are looking for a new international banking partner, the insights below could help you to get started on the next chapter of your international growth journey.
MENAT – UK Trade Corridor Outlook Report: Elevating potential
The trade and investment corridor between the United Kingdom and the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has historically been strong. Today, the linkages show potential for further advancement. Following Brexit, the UK is deepening its engagement with MENAT via targeted trade agreements with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Egypt, and Türkiye.
UK-MENAT trade: tapping into the tourism boom
The gateway between East and West – the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye, collectively known as the MENAT region, has long been a hub for global travel. From the launch of the Orient Express across Europe to Constantinople in the 1880s to the rapid rise of Dubai’s sprawling mega resorts over the past decade, the region has played a leading role in the rise and evolution of modern tourism.
MENAT-UK trade: seizing the infrastructure opportunity
Eager to reduce its reliance on oil and gas, the MENAT region (comprising the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye) has made economic diversification the top priority.¹ This transition is fuelling a remarkable surge in infrastructure investment.
Saudi Arabia trade corridors outlook: Boosting global connections
Saudi Arabia is booming: it was the fastest-growing economy in the G20 in 2022, growing by 8.7%. Moreover, its GDP rose to over $1 trillion in 2023 for the first time, and the country ranks among the Top 10 globally for fiscal reserves.
Saudi reform momentum creating new trade opportunities
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a transformation. The Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 initiative and National Transformation Program are reshaping the economic landscape, aiming to diversify income sources, reduce oil dependence and enhance competitiveness as part of a national strategy to propel the Kingdom to become the 15th largest economic environment in the world by 2030.
Silicon Kingdom: Saudi's digital leap opens doors for global business
Saudia Arabia is increasingly seeking to trade barrels for bandwidth, investing heavily in its digital economy as it shifts its focus from oil to technology. Digital transformation is a cornerstone of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 programme to diversify its economy away from a reliance on fossil fuels, and this is creating numerous opportunities for global investors.
US - India trade corridors outlook: Driving further growth
Trade and investment between India and the United States has been strong over the last few years, while data suggests that there is room for growth and more scope for cooperation, trade, and investment between the two countries. In trade and investment, the US and India are close partners on key metrics:
A tale of two tech giants: Looking to the future for US-India trade opportunities
India and the US are two countries perhaps defined by their digital and technological expertise, and the relationship between them is at an inflection point. Connections in capital, talent and tech are deepening, cultural ties ever more intertwined and a new wave of strategic partnerships are accelerating commercial cooperation.
Why India could become the next big investment opportunity for the US
Trade relations between the world’s two largest democracies have been, with the current administrations, entering a new era. The nations now collaborate across several commercial and strategic groups, including the Trade Policy Forum (TPF), the Commercial Dialogue and CEO Forum, the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)1.
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