Even with Brexit vote, UK-Asia trade could grow in both directions

FULL consequences of Brexit will take months or even years to emerge as Britain negotiates the terms of its departure. In the meantime, what is clear is that business and trade must carry on.

And nowhere is this commercial imperative more apparent than in Asia - it was evident at the International Festival for Business in Liverpool, aimed at driving business connectivity between UK and Asia, where some 30,000 delegates from nearly 100 countries turned up over the second half of June and early July for one of the world's biggest business events.

Though the festival was truly global, some of the biggest delegations were from Asia. A reported 45 companies came from Bangladesh alone, along with senior executives from India and Japan. A total of 15 Chinese cities sent representatives too.