How trade deals are really made
Grab your briefcase as we head into the negotiation room - is there an art to a deal?
Business Daily · BBC World Service
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (open.live.bbc.co.uk) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Grab your briefcase, we’re heading into the negotiation room, to find out about the art of the trade deal.
With deals being drawn up around the world, and many more negotiations underway, we speak to experts and negotiators about overcoming stalemates and bargaining chips.
And we ask if US President Donald Trump has upended the way global trade deals are made.
Presenter: Megan Lawton Producer: Sam Gruet
(Picture: US President Donald Trump holds a signed US-UK trade deal next to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they speak to reporters during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025. Credit: Getty Images)