In a big boost to the travel industry the government have confirmed that, from February 11th, Covid tests will no longer be needed when arriving in Northern Ireland as long as you are fully vaccinated. Fully Vaccinated Travellers Will Not Have To Isolate Here are the changes to the rules as laid out in an …
Covid Travel Tests Into Northern Ireland Will Be Scrapped For The Fully VaccinatedRead More
In April of this year the government plan to restrict the usage of red diesel in a bid to cut carbon emissions and improve the air quality within the UK. From April red diesel can only be used for agricultural, rail transport and non-commercial heating purposes, but not in the construction industry. Industry sources claim …
Restriction Of Red Diesel Usage Could Damage Construction IndustryRead More
A report out yesterday claimed that late payments are a huge issue for the majority of small and medium businesses in Northern Ireland. This has become a bigger problem with customers paying late during the pandemic, which probably isn`t surprising but it certainly does not make life any easier for firms. 94% Waiting On Late …
A new report by Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and BDIO, has found that most businesses are optimistic that they will see growth this year, but they also believe that they will have to raise their prices to consumers, leading to more inflationary pressure. Turnover Expected To Increase In 2022 Although just over …
Economy Expected To Grow But Inflation Concerns RemainRead More
As we start the year Angela McGowan, the CBI Northern Ireland Director, has set out their vision for 2022 and how this can be achieved over the next few months. She admits that trading conditions have been incredibly tough over the past year, with the pandemic, supply chain issues, labour shortages and the changes brought …
The latest figures from Ulster Bank in their recent PMI Report suggest that the economic recovery in Northern Ireland has slammed on the brakes due to a combination of strong inflationary pressures and the Omicron variant of Covid-19 which has proven so infectious. Supply chain disruption is also still an issue for a great many …
Combination Of Inflation & The Omicron Variant Slowing Economic RecoveryRead More
We are taking a look at farming in our blog today, with Land Mobility Programme manager John McCallister speaking about the importance of generational renewal in the farming community in Northern Ireland, and how this must be a priority for policy makers. Establishing New Support Measures For Farming Talking about the latest discussion document in …
The Land Mobility Programme And Generational Renewal On FarmsRead More
Let us take this opportunity in our first blog post of 2022 to wish all of you a very Happy New Year. And as it is a brand new year we thought we would start the year on a positive note and look at the coming year with our glass at the very least half …
