A new 3 year plan to make farms in Northern Ireland safer has been launched. The plan is to work in collaboration with the farming community, to help to educate and advise them, to ensure all safeguards are in place so that the chance of accidents are reduced as much as possible. The Farming Industry …
Northern Ireland Night Time Commission Launched To Promote Hospitality Sector
As you are probably aware the tourism and hospitality sector is a crucial part of the economy here in Northern Ireland, helping to promote the region and drive growth. So it is a welcome move that Hospitality Ulster and the Night Time Industries Association have got together and launched a new NI Night Time Commission …
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Call For EU Economic Envoy To Help Local Businesses
An EU Economic Envoy could help local businesses in Northern Ireland to fully leverage the opportunities afforded them by dual access to the EU and UK markets, the chair of the Institute of Directors in Northern Ireland (IoD) has declared. Chair John Hansen said that such an appointment would be able to aid economic development …
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New Economic Plan To Fix Regional Imbalances In NI Is Launched
A new economic plan has been launched in a bid to fix the huge regional imbalances in Northern Ireland. The economy minister Conor Murphy has outlined plans to give £45 million of funding to councils, which will be handed to councils up and down the country to distribute through new local economic partnerships. These partnerships …
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Parcel Rules Change Delayed Until Next Year
The Windsor Framework agreement will bring in rule changes which include new regulations for sending parcels between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. These new regulations on parcels were due to be introduced at the end of this month (start of October 2024) but they have now been delayed until March 31st 2025. From then on …
Latest Projections Point To Economic Growth
The latest report by the EY Economic Eye looks very encouraging for Northern Ireland’s future prospects. Their projections forecast that the NI economy will grow by 1.1% this year and then 1.8% in 2025. Also employment is forecast to increase by 1% this year and by 0.7% in 2025. A number of factors have come …
Is Underinvestment Holding Northern Ireland Back?
The Stormont committee chair Deborah Erskine has spoken out about the lack of investment into Northern Ireland, which she believes is holding the country back and making it uncompetitive. She made her comments at the latest DUP conference where she stated that the shortage of funding was slowing down the house-building process and also leading …
Businesses Across NI Working Towards A Net Zero Strategy
It is heartening to see that there are lots of businesses across Northern Ireland taking the bull by the horns and embracing the goal of reaching net zero. They are doing this not just for the greater good and to reduce the impact of climate change, but to position themselves to benefit from the opportunities …
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