Europe and Brexit

Exchange rate volatility

An increasingly volatile euro/sterling exchange rate could be one of the most immediate impacts of the UK’s decision to trigger…

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The impact of WTO rules for Northern Ireland

“Future trade relations between the UK and the EU-27 will only come up towards the end of the two-year negotiating…

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Energy markets in uncertain times

Owen Wilson, Chief Executive of the Electricity Association of Ireland (EAI) discusses the implications of Brexit for the Irish electricity…

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Agri-food has most to lose from the wrong Brexit deal

Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association chairman Declan Billington discusses ongoing talks between his organisation and the Ulster Farmers’ Union…

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Barnier ‘attentive’ to Ireland’s border

As David Davis and Michel Barnier began Brexit negotiations last week, Ireland will be somewhat reassured that they have an…

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Politicians must deliver Northern Ireland’s Brexit response

Industry leaders attending the recent agendaNi Brexit: Northern Ireland’s Futures conference confirmed the absolute necessity of a re-formed Stormont Executive…

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The EEA option for Northern Ireland

While varying scenarios for the UK’s future trading arrangements with Europe have been offered both prior to and after the…

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Frictionless or fantasy?

The UK’s exit from the EU means its extraction from a project centred on enhancing transnational cooperation and movement across…

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WTO tariffs explained

Failure to successfully conclude negotiations on the terms of a trade deal with the rest of the EU before Britain’s…

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Nicholson: favourable terms for the UK as a whole

As Northern Ireland struggles to offer a coherent and unified contribution to the Brexit negotiations in the absence of an…

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