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A blog from the Northern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service

Economy and Finance

Here you will find blogs produced by our research officers in relation to economy and finance. Please note that the blogs you will find here are blogs that have been published since May 2022. We also have an archive of blogs where you will find everything published before May 2022.

Economy

A cartoon image showing a landscape with some solar panels, a windfarm and a battery storage facility (image by RaISe, generated from Adobe Stock Images)
Legislative background International agreements In the past three decades, governments around the world have set out to decarbonise electricity and heat generation, industrial processes, and transport by moving away
A photograph of the Houses of Parliament from the opposite side of the River Thames and including Westminster Bridge
Understanding the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill: key issues and implications On 4 September 2024, the UK Government introduced the Product Regulation and Metrology (PRM) Bill (the PRM Bill)
A first person view looking down the 'Stairway to Heaven' Boardwalk in Cuilcagh Mountain, Ireland. Cuilcagh is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh and County Cavan. The boardwalk is a wooden pathway constructed through the rocky mountainous area.
Introduction Tourism in Northern Ireland accounted for £2.3 billion or 5% of the region’s Gross Value Added in 2019. The sector supported 70,200 jobs in Northern Ireland in 2022.

Employment and Labour Market

A stylised image showing a woman and a man on a seesaw with some money in between them.
This blog article is part of a series from the Assembly Research and Information Service to mark International Women’s Day 2025. On average, men earn 7.3% more than women

Energy

A cartoon image showing a landscape with some solar panels, a windfarm and a battery storage facility (image by RaISe, generated from Adobe Stock Images)
Legislative background International agreements In the past three decades, governments around the world have set out to decarbonise electricity and heat generation, industrial processes, and transport by moving away

Enterprise and Investment

Enterprise and Investment articles will be published here when available.

Finance

3 images attached together of Rachel Reeves, Donald Trump and John O'Dowd
“A changing world” and “a generational challenge” – that is how the Chancellor described the global political and economic landscape when delivering her Spring Statement on 26 March 2025.
Image of Chancellor Rachel Reeves
It seems ages since the Chancellor delivered her Spring Statement on 26 March 2025. And now the Chancellor has significantly more factors to address in the aftermath of the

Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation articles will be published here when available.