Turkey and UK to sign a free trade deal on Dec 29th

Turkey and Britain were poised to sign a free trade deal after the British government finalized a post-Brexit agreement with the European Union. The trade accord will be finalized on Tuesday, Reuters reported, citing a statement by the UK Trade Ministry on Sunday. The agreement replicates trading terms existing between the two countries during Britain’s EU membership. Trade Minister Liz Truss said she was hopeful a bespoke deal would be struck soon “The deal we expect to sign this week locks in tariff-free trading arrangements and will help support our trading relationship,” she said. “It will provide certainty for thousands…