UK near completion of Gulf trade deal, chancellor says – Middle East Monitor

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the government is nearing completion of a trade agreement with six Gulf nations, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia, describing it as London’s “next deal” in a post-Brexit push to strengthen global trade ties.

In an interview with the BBC today, Reeves outlined the government’s trade priorities, saying recent agreements with the US, the EU and India, all signed within the last two weeks, have positioned the…