UK forms critical imports council to ensure access to key goods


The Critical Imports Council will give companies and officials a platform to identify risks to critical imports and develop plans to protect them. — Reuters

LONDON: The United Kingdom is creating a new panel of business and government representatives to monitor access to vital goods, as part of a long-awaited strategy to protect the economy from supply chain shocks.

The so-called Critical Imports Council will give companies and officials a platform to identify risks to critical imports and develop plans to protect them, the Department of Business and Trade said.

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