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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Viewpoint: Business crime on the agenda
Monday, 17 December 2007
Around 5,000 companies across Ulster have just been contacted by the
Northern Ireland Policing Board in a bid to find out more about business
crime.
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Business Viewpoint: Research talent on our doorstep
Monday, 10 December 2007
The partnership agreement that was signed today between Queen's University
Belfast and the University of Queensland should be warmly welcomed.
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Business Viewpoint: Time to improve tourism product
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
It's great to see that visitor numbers to Northern Ireland are on the
increase. Tourism Ireland estimates that Ulster will have a total of
2,051,000 of them this year.
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Columnist Comments
• Get going now ... there’s a major crisis to tackle
The Northern Ireland Executive is preparing its strategy to tackle the on-coming economic crisis.
• View From Dublin: Separate visions - reform the civil service and slice budget
Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan hit two very large nails on the head when he launched the latest initiative to make the public service more efficient and cost-effective.
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