Britain imports £8.1 billion from Turkey and is its second-largest export destination DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/GETTY IMAGESTurkey could become a trade gateway for Britain to other countries after Brexit, its economy minister has said. Nihat Zeybekci also claimed that the UK could leapfrog Germany, China, Russia, France and Italy to become Turkey’s main trading partner. “When Brexit happens, a comprehensive free-trade agreement between UK and Turkey must be ready.”Mr Zeybekci said that construction projects worth billions of dollars were available for British companies in the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkan states under a free-trade deal that Ankara hoped to strike after Britain quits the European Union. “Brexit is going to create opportunities for Turkey and the UK,” he said. “After December 2020, trade relations between Turkey and the UK are going to be much…

Source: The Times May 15, 2018 22:52 UTC