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Ireland’s economy and EU political situation looks precarious right now. Ireland’s national debt increased to €50.7 billion or 32.5 per cent of gross national product (GNP) at the end of 2008 from 23.3 per cent in 2007. General Government Debt, used …

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THE KINTYRE peninsula is at the centre of an estimated £50 million plan to create a world leader in offshore wind turbine manufacturing, the Sunday Herald has learned.

Danish company Welcon plans to acquire and upgrade the seven-year-old Vestas plant near Campbeltown, …

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According to financial accounts obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, 150 local authorities have paid for officials and councillors to be sent abroad — sometimes with their spouses in tow. The trips are among a long list of overseas junkets …

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Ireland’s image as an economic miracle – the “..Celtic Tiger and perhaps the most open and vibrant economy in Europe ..” is becoming tainted rather quickly. Beyond the glow of this sudden efflorescence that made Ireland the fourth most-affluent country in …

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Spring 2008:  A much-heralded investment conference had brought scores of influential senior American executives to the North to hear about new business opportunities.

For three days the US visitors were wined and dined from Stormont to Hillsborough Castle, charmed by the

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain needs to strengthen the Financial Services Authority as the Group of 20 nations move closer to coordinating a global approach for supervising banking systems.

“The world has changed beyond recognition, not just in the past 10 …

posted on Friday, 4 Sep 2009 by Site Editor Comments Off

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is looking for contributors for its new database of green building projects, aimed at promoting British sustainable construction abroad.

The government organisation is looking to create a database of completed, ongoing and planned projects in order to …

posted on Thursday, 3 Sep 2009 by Site Editor Comments Off

The event was part of One North East’s ongoing investment in tourism and trade and aimed to capitalise on the ongoing trend of holidaymakers choosing to visit North East England and businesses choosing to invest in the region.

The event was attended …

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Scottish Development International (SDI) supports Scottish companies to do business internationally. Besides, it helps overseas enterprises seeking to set up business or expand in Scotland.

SDI operations-director David Smith was recently in India to meet representatives of Indian companies, industry bodies such …

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A LEADING Irish company which has developed a DNA system to ensure meat entering the food chain is safe is establishing its UK headquarters and a hi-tech laboratory at Newport.

Backed by the Assembly Government’s Single Investment Fund, Dublin-based Identigen is creating …