US-Canada: Can a trade deal get done?

美加:能否达成一项贸易协议?

World Business Report

2025-06-30

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While businesses on both sides of the Atlantic are hoping that the UK-US trade deal - which comes into effect today - will provide a much needed boost, we look at whether Canada can get a breakthrough in talks with their North American neighbour in Washington. Sam Fenwick discusses how backlogs are piling up at major shipping ports across Europe as logistic companies struggle to deal with US president Donald Trump’s unpredictable trade policies, while unusually low water levels on the Rhine make it even harder for barges to move goods through Germany and the Netherlands. And have you ever tried to scam a scammer? We find out how an AI bots creator in Australia is tackling the growth of fake calls and text messages. The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.
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  • Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Sam Fenwick.

  • Coming up today, why barges are stuck and ships delayed across Europe?

  • In the end it's what's in those containers.

  • It's about food, it's about medicine,

  • it's about crucial materials that we need for our production in Europe.

  • In tariff news, there's been a breakthrough in transatlantic trade.

  • Can Canada get a similar deal?

  • And despite being the world's biggest cassava producer,

  • Nigeria is still buying the crop from abroad.

  • Even at times,

  • we might not be able to complete the planting because of the stress and the hard labor.

  • If we use machine planting, agriculture will be very, very easy.

  • So let's begin today with the news of a breakthrough in transatlantic trade.

  • The US and the UK have agreed a deal that slashes tariffs on British car exports and removes duties on aircraft parts,

  • a move both countries hope will boost business across the Atlantic.

  • But steel tariffs are staying put for now as negotiations continue.

  • Nigel Redwood is the CEO of Revolution Race Cars.

  • He told us that these tariffs had made life very difficult.

  • for him to sell his cars into the US market.