#trade-policy

#trade-policy

Brazil's presidential election on Sunday could reshape U.S. ties with Latin America's biggest country, leading to increased tensions or bridging divides over trade, climate change and safeguarding democracy.A victory by the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who has questioned the electoral process and attacked institutions like Congress and the Supreme Court, could further strain an uneasy alliance at a time when democracy in the United States is also under strain.

When Ukrainian farmer Mykola Olytskyy partnered with a Polish grain trader last December thanks to mutual acquaintances, he felt a glimmer of hope.Olytskyy runs an agricultural business in Novolabun, in Ukraine's western region of Khmelnytskyi, where wheat, corn and barley are cultivated.He hoped selling grain to the Polish market would bring financial security.

One in five small UK exporters are unable to trade with the EU because of barriers created by Brexit, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), sparking calls for Rishi Sunak to act on costs and red tape.The survey also revealed that businesses are in the dark about promised new trade deals with the rest of the world  despite ministers claiming that these are a priority.