Economy
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Invest NI: Changes and challenges
An update on Invest NI’s progress against IREP recommendations. Over the past couple of years, Invest Northern Ireland has undergone…
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Patrick Love: triple A shocks
The causes of the Great Recession risk being repeated, Patrick Love contends, as he reviews the downturn. Globalisation multiplies the…
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Stephen Farry interview: skills and study
Skills are vital for economic success, emphasises Stephen Farry as he discusses his brief with Peter Cheney. The Employment and…
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PwC’s Stephen Curragh: air passenger duty
Stephen Curragh argues that the cutting and devolution of air passenger duty should open the way for more tax varying…
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A Northern Ireland enterprise zone
Northern Ireland will be termed an ‘enterprise zone’ if corporation tax is cut. Peter Cheney considers what a zone could…
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Michelle O’Neill interview: rural priorities
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill shares her priorities with Owen McQuade as reform proposals for the Common Agricultural…
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EMC’s Lean and green approach
With organisations focusing on reducing costs, EMC’s Brendan Crossey believes that the “disruptive” cloud-based technologies that are now being deployed…
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Neil Gibson: regional economic forecast
A challenging economic road lies ahead as the UK pays down its debts, Neil Gibson predicts. Export growth and cutting…
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Victor Hewitt: the rentier region
Victor Hewitt examines how the block grant separates work from reward: maintaining the welfare state takes priority over growing the…
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Corporation tax devolution: the process
Peter Cheney considers the steps needed to devolve corporation tax powers. Devolving corporation tax in Northern Ireland would be a…
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