Britain’s commitments will depend ‘a lot’ on brexit terms: WTO

“Once they (the British) leave, legally the EU schedules no longer applies to them … The other WTO members arguably could say: “I don’t like it. We should change this, or we should change that’,” Roberto Azevedo told a business seminar in Oslo.

“A lot will depend on the terms of separation in the negotiations between the UK and the EU. That may have a positive impact on how the other WTO members view this or not. “I don’t think the global economy at this point in time can afford the luxury of more turbulence. The less turbulence we have the better. The quicker trade relations are established between the UK, the EU and other WTO members, the better.”