Tuesday 21 May 2013
The squeeze on smaller manufacturing firms was highlighted yesterday after a CBI survey showed their worst output performance in more than two years.
The percentage of respondents reporting weaker activity outstripped those seeing higher volumes for the first time since October 2009. The CBI report said the continuing uncertainty over the eurozone and a broader loss of momentum in global growth were being felt by smaller manufacturing companies.
US INVESTOR Wilbur Ross has called his almost 10% stake in Bank of Ireland shares as his best investment since the financial crisis.
Mark Ennis, chairman of Invest NI, reported that in 2012-13 Invest NI produced "a very strong performance with tangible benefits for business and the economy". He quotes results which are more upbeat than might have been expected.
A CO ARMAGH company has scored a breathtaking goal – a £1m contract in Brazil ahead of next year's World Cup.
It might seem odd that Northern Ireland's agri-food industry needs a "strategy" to take it through the next few years.
A LOUTH-based international pharmaceutical company with roots in Co Armagh has been sold to a US rival in a deal worth £5bn.
A FAMILY-RUN coach company in Co Antrim is investing £3m on keeping its tour buses on the roads of Ireland and Scotland.
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