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 …
New Economic Plan To Fix Regional Imbalances In NI Is LaunchedRead More
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Belfast City Council are looking at a proposal to extend Sunday trading hours in Belfast. The idea is to run a pilot scheme for around 6 weeks which would relax opening time hours to give businesses in the city more time to trade on a Sunday. At a meeting the Council agreed by 18 to …
Until very recently I had no idea that there was such a thing as an ‘Innovation Survey’ but there seems to be a report about most things these days! As the name suggests, the UK Innovation Survey looks at the rate of innovation among businesses in the different regions of the UK. In the years …
A new study, which has been produced by the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre, has found that SME’s in Northern Ireland are lagging behind the rest of the UK when it comes to formal management and leadership training practices. These sort of practices are vital in developing SME’s to ensure they fulfill their potential. However …
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