The historic trade agreement between the UK and the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is being hailed as a major victory for British businesses and workers, with the value of the deal estimated to be double the original projections.

The British Embassy in Viet Nam and the British Consulate-General in Viet Nam, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, organised a capacity-building session in Ha Noi on March 5 to strengthen UK–Viet Nam cooperation aimed at promoting the development of Viet Nam’s derivatives commodity trading market.