Editor Viewpoint

Tax cuts vital to stabilise economy

With just one week to go, all eyes are on the government’s Pre-Budget Report (PBR). Next Monday, Alistair Darling is expected to slash his growth forecasts and already there has been been speculation that the package will include some tax cuts.
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Inside Editor Viewpoint

Economic pressures mount on Executive

Monday, 10 November 2008

Any lingering doubts as to whether Northern Ireland really is in recession will have been removed by the publication today of Ulster Bank’s Purchasing Managers’ Index.
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Lufthansa must bear NI’s needs in mind

Monday, 3 November 2008

Although the terms of the deal have only just been agreed, there will be concerns that the takeover of bmi by German airline Lufthansa may have a knock-on effect on Northern Ireland.
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Executive must not ignore job crisis

Monday, 27 October 2008

Taggart Holdings is the highest profile casualty so far of the construction sector crisis but the one certainty is that it will not be the last local company to fail.
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Executive inactivity just not excusable

Monday, 20 October 2008

The survey carried out by the Chief Executives Club at its meeting last week was based on a smaller sample than the industry norm, but its findings were still devastating.
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Economy must keep looking outwards

Monday, 13 October 2008

Although Northern Ireland is not in recession, it is impossible to avoid the dark storm clouds which are gathering.
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Businesses need to show innovation

Monday, 29 September 2008

With the loss of 1,000 jobs at Seagate on Thursday and the ongoing slowdown being experienced in sectors that have driven Northern Ireland’s economy in recent years, Henry Elvin’s comments are timely and important.
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Don’t make a bad time even worse

Monday, 22 September 2008

A week on from Meltdown Monday, much of the financial world remains in turmoil, and Northern Ireland cannot expect to escape the fall-out.
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Local firms must have full support

Sunday, 14 September 2008

Although the case for a cut in corporation tax in Northern Ireland remains valid — perhaps more so now than ever — there is no doubt that the rebuff the campaign received at the hands of the Varney Report was a setback.
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Compelling case for cancer jab

Friday, 5 September 2008

Parents of young girls, and young boys for that matter, should be sensitive about sexual activity at an early age: sex too soon, or outside the right state of mind, may be physically and emotionally damaging.
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Tourism industry must look to future

Monday, 4 August 2008

Given that visitor numbers across Northern Ireland were up by 28% year on year in 2007, it is perhaps no surprise that hotels in Northern Ireland are now enjoying record results.
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Just be yourself - tourists like it

Monday, 28 January 2008

People and place remain the primary differentiators over other countries when it comes to visitors choosing Ireland as a holiday destination, according to Tourism Ireland, which markets the island of Ireland, north and south, as a tourist destination.
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Business Viewpoint: Skills need to improve at top

Monday, 21 January 2008

Several Ulster business commentators have gone on record in recent years to say that Northern Ireland's productivity levels are poor and need to be improved if the private sector is to grow substantially.
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Business Viewpoint: The status quo really must go

Monday, 14 January 2008

Civil servants are not exactly renowned for putting their heads above the parapet. And they often appear to go numb from sitting on fences all the time.
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Business Viewpoint: High churn rate a worrying trend

Monday, 7 January 2008

In the run-up to the Christmas/New Year period several 'please come back home' messages were delivered to the tens of thousands of ex-pats who visited family and friends in the province before jetting off to various parts of the world again.
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