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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

A revised strategy for Northern Ireland’s Economy

December 6, 2016

By Eóin Murphy, Michael Scholes, and Aidan Stennett The Northern Ireland Executive is currently revising its Economic Strategy. What are the key factors it should take into consideration when…

Does Northern Ireland need a tourism strategy?

June 17, 2016

Despite the absence of a centralised tourism strategy, the sector makes a significant contribution to the Northern Ireland economy and has exceeded targets set out in the previous Programme…

What are the trade implications for Northern Ireland of the UK leaving the EU?

April 25, 2016

A referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU is to take place on Thursday 23rd June. Voters will be asked ‘Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the…

Employment and Labour Market

Energy

Enterprise and Investment

Finance

Northern Ireland public finances: An update

December 5, 2019

This blog article provides an update on Northern Ireland public finances in the absence of fully functioning devolved government. It explains recently enacted budget legislation and notes political developments…

Is Northern Ireland underrated? Examining the context for a review of our rating system

June 6, 2019

On 9 May 2019 the Permanent Secretary for the Department of Finance (DoF) announced a fresh appraisal of the fundamental features of the Northern Ireland (NI) rating system. This…

We don’t need no education!

November 27, 2018

The finances of Northern Ireland’s schools have been in the spotlight for some time. For example, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster is currently holding an Inquiry into…