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Trade Agreements: Albania

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve trading relations with Albania.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
24 Apr 2025
Answer
28 Apr 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve trading relations with Albania.

  2. 24 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Total trade in goods and services between the UK and Albania was worth £358 million in 2024, an increase of 11% or £35 million in current prices from 2023.DBT actively works to resolve barriers to trade affecting companies exporting to Albania, and our tr...

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