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Economy and Finance Blog Archive

Here you will find an archive of Economy and Finance Blog articles published before 1 May 2022, divided into their relevant categories.

Economy

What goods does Northern Ireland export, how much are they worth and where do they go?

June 14, 2017

Please note: we have posted a new version of this blog article using the most recent HMRC annual trade data, see here. This blog post uses annual data from…

From an economic to an industrial strategy

March 23, 2017

Following on from a recent blog post on ‘a revised strategy for Northern Ireland’s Economy’, this post looks at the Department for the Economy’s draft Industrial Strategy and highlights…

World Trade Organisation and the implications for Northern Ireland trade

March 23, 2017

During a House of Commons debate on Article 50 in February 2017, Brexit Minister, David Jones, confirmed that if the UK failed to secure a deal with the EU…

Employment and Labour Market

Recent changes in the Northern Ireland labour market

May 11, 2016

Northern Ireland (NI) was impacted heavily by the global recession that began in 2008. The recovery since has been slow in the United Kingdom (UK) and even slower in…

Energy

Enterprise and Investment

Finance

Northern Ireland Executive Budget 2020-21: Initial allocations, with more to come later…

April 2, 2020

In his statement on 31 March, the Minister of Finance noted that the world has changed dramatically since his 16 March statement on the Northern Ireland (NI) Executive…

UK Chancellor’s Budget 2020: Implications for Northern Ireland

March 13, 2020

The recently appointed UK Chancellor presented his first Budget on Wednesday (as had been planned by his predecessor). It was announced in place of the cancelled Autumn Budget, which…

An independent Fiscal Council for Northern Ireland: What might it look like?

January 21, 2020

The recent New Decade, New Approach deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland contains considerable commitments to financial support but scant detail. A release by the Northern Ireland Office…