Issue 110
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Issues
Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022
As we go to print, Britain is preparing for the funeral of its longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who…
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Economy
Protocol provides short-term boost but recession looms
Figures depicting growth of the Northern Ireland economy mask the real time effects of rising inflation and a looming recession.…
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Economy
Protocol offers protection from ‘poorer and less productive’ UK by 2030
Northern Ireland will be the region of the UK to experience the least Brexit-induced economic decline due to the Protocol,…
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Economy
Skills: Retention and attraction key
Ambitions to bridge skills gaps in the Northern Ireland economy should not only focus on the retention of skills in…
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Economy
Where have all the workers gone?
Despite a furlough scheme designed to keep employees linked with their employer and prevent high levels of unemployment, a labour…
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Economy
Challenges to increase the circularity of the Northern Ireland economy
Northern Ireland’s economy is only 7.9 per cent circular, leaving a 92 per cent circularity gap. If the economy is…
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Economy
More fiscal devolution for Northern Ireland?
Chair of the independent Fiscal Commission NI, Paul Johnson, talks to David Whelan about the case for the partial devolution…
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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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Social economy
Placing social value at the heart of public procurement
Finance Minister Conor Murphy MLA outlines the initial impact of the newly introduced policy of mandatory scoring of social value…
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Social economy
Profit with purpose
Much has been said about the current economic situation and the increasing pressure that rising fuel, energy and food costs…
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