The latest figures from the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) shows employment running at a record high in Northern Ireland, which is great news for all. However other figures gleaned from HMRC payroll data seem to suggest that job growth has slowed right down since the summer. 9,000 More Jobs Than The Same Time Last Year …
Employment At Record High But Job Growth May Be StallingRead More
It is very unfortunate that the new trading rules, introduced through the EU’s General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), are leading to some businesses in the UK to suspend selling their goods into Northern Ireland. The new rules have brought in new requirements that businesses must adhere to, including the need to have an agent either …
New Trade Rules Leading To Some UK Businesses Suspending Selling To Northern IrelandRead More
The Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont have now extended the post-Brexit trade agreements for another 4 years. The Windsor Framework is here to stay for now, however Westminster is going to commission an independent review into the arrangements to see if there is a way to improve trading conditions for all parties concerned. The review …
Post-Brexit Trade Agreements Extended For 4 More YearsRead More
The autumn Budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves certainly caused a stir the other week with some sweeping changes, not least the possible inheritance tax bill for farmers who get their farm passed down to them from the previous generation. Janette Burns, who is chair of Chartered Accountants Ireland’s Northern Ireland Tax committee, has come out …
Are Family Businesses Suffering More Than Most From The Budget Tax Changes?Read More
The 2024 Dashboard is a report compiled by the Northern Ireland Productivity Forum, which is based at the Queens’s Business School in Belfast. The 2023 version of this Dashboard saw Northern Ireland performing really well, in fact it came out top in productivity growth out of all the 12 regions of the UK, which moved …
Improvements In Productivity Required In NI According To Latest ReportRead More
It seems that, even though the inflation rate has dropped significantly in the past few months, the fact that there was such a high rise in prices in previous months has meant that consumer confidence has been seriously dented. This is according to the latest report by the Danske Bank, where they analysed the 3rd …
Higher Prices Take Their Toll On Consumer ConfidenceRead More
It is Small Business Saturday this weekend (on December 7th) and there is real optimism that it could provide a real boost to the coffers for many businesses across Northern Ireland. The run up to Christmas is always a crucial time for many small businesses and this year will be no exception. Encouragingly, data from …
Will Small Business Saturday Deliver A Boost To Trade?Read More
The following report will either fill you with optimism or dismay you, depending on whether you are a half pint full or half pint empty type of person! On the one hand the latest report by the NI Enterprise Barometer 2024 has found that over 60% of NI businesses are forecasting growth over the next …
Businesses Report Growth But Many Concerned About Future ProfitabilityRead More
