Economy
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Executive spending rules adjusted for social need
The Department of Finance has formally published an interim fiscal framework which mandates per capita public spending in Northern Ireland…
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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough: The Economic heart of NI
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has gained a prestigious reputation both locally and regionally for being a highly…
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Finance and economics perspectives on constitutional change
An all-party Oireachtas committee has found that there is “no insurmountable economic or financial barriers to unification” in a report…
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Prioritisation in a time of constraint
Department for the Economy (DfE) Permanent Secretary Mike Brennan talks to David Whelan about 10X prioritisation in a challenging budgetary…
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Whole-system thinking key to decarbonisation
Nathan Sanders, Managing Director of Distributed Energy at SSE Energy Solutions, discusses how the organisation’s whole system approach can aid…
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‘Substantial’ north/south goods trade growth since Brexit
North/south goods trade has grown “substantially” since Brexit, a report by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found,…
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Northern Ireland economy: Overview Protocol boost masks structural problems
As Northern Ireland’s economy jostles its way out the other side of the Covid-pandemic shock, short-term growth is occurring in…
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Unearthing the heat beneath our feet
This summer, the Department for the Economy (DfE), with scientific support from our team at the Geological Survey of Northern…
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10X Delivery Plan 2023/24
In an unprecedented move, officials in the Department for the Economy (DfE) have opted to publish an economic action plan…
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Northern Ireland’s bank branches are disappearing, but who is left behind?
Scott Kennerley, Director of Financial Services at the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland explains the impact of bank branch closures…
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