Economy

Northern Ireland’s productivity gap

Research Fellow with the Northern Ireland Productivity Forum at Queen’s University Belfast, David Jordan outlines the key causes of Northern…

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Horizon Europe: ‘Plan B’

Northern Ireland is at risk of being excluded from the world’s largest international research programme as a result of the…

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10X Economy: Minister Gordon Lyons MLA

New Economy Minister Gordon Lyons MLA speaks to David Whelan about recovery from the pandemic, plans to boost consumer confidence,…

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Connecting Northern Ireland and growing the economy

Delivering a full fibre broadband service to homes and businesses in rural Northern Ireland, which has previously been starved of…

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Pre-pandemic return restricted

While the reopening of further sectors of the economy is expected to generate a significant uplift in economic output for…

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NI Water: Innovation over mitigation

NI Water’s Director of Business Services, Alistair Jinks, discusses how NI Water is going beyond simply mitigating against climate change…

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The cost of the shift

Co-director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute, Paul Mac Flynn, outlines the ongoing shifts in the economy, some of which…

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Belfast and beyond: Reset for growth

The Belfast Innovation and Inclusive Growth Commission, chaired by Michael Lyons, former chairman of the BBC, has this summer published…

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Targeted interventions promise to transform MSW economy

Interventions identified in the Mid South West (MSW) Regional Economic Strategy will have a significant impact on the region’s economy.…

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Building back responsibly

With the economy showing positive signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, Aisling Press, Managing Director of Personal Banking at…

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