Trade US trade grows as goods exports surge 10% in opening five months of the yearThe value of goods imports decreased by 10 per cent
Exports Irish exporters ‘hopeful’ of positive impact from British Labour governmentThe Irish government is expected to emerge as a key cheerleader in Brussels on any proposals that would reduce trade friction
Economy In numbers: Exports from Enterprise Ireland-backed firms reach record levels in 2023Exports to the group’s key three markets all increased last year
Exports Michael McGrath: ‘It is in all of our interests to have a cordial relationship with Britain’ The minister took a UK budget-week trip to London where he met with the Bank of England and Irish stock exchange operator Euronext
Making it Work Rathborne Candles planning to burn bright overseasThe oldest candle-maker in the world is targeting the US, Japan and South Korea in a major expansion built upon its historic foundation
Companies Dublin-based Giant Company Attractions wins ‘significant’ US contractAmerican Dream is the second largest mall in the United States
Trade Call for beef ban to be tabled as China’s premier visits IrelandChief of think tank Asia Matters said he is hoping the resumption of Irish beef exports is high on the agenda when Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hosts Chinese premier Li Qiang meet at Farmleigh House
Trade Bord Bia: Soaring inflation hits Irish food and drink exports in 2023The value of exports remains 24 per cent higher than 2019
News Retailers and cargo firms warn of delays and cost increases caused by Red Sea attacksMaersk, Ikea and Next have all said that there will be impacts caused by the attacks on cargo vessels
Manufacturing Manufacturers see slight dip in business conditions, but rise in export ordersFirms are focusing on reducing their inventories, according to the AIB Purchasing Managers Index
Economy Further signs inflation is falling as services sector grows for the first time in six monthsThe latest services PMI report shows business activity picked up sharply during the month of November after contracting for six consecutive months
Companies Fall in Irish exports reflective of global market trends, says IDA chiefMichael Lohan said innovation would be important for growth among life science and pharma firms, which have seen a drop in exports
Agribusiness Agrifood exports reach record high of €19bnEmployment in agri-business sector dropped in 2022, despite exports rising 76 per cent since 2013
Markets Ireland pulls out all the stops for trade mission to ‘huge’ South Korean market Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and a high-level Irish delegation visited the Asia-Pacific nation in an unprecedented effort to deepen trade links with the world’s 12th largest economy
Economy Service sector contracts for sixth straight monthAIB’s latest PMI report shows growth in the services sector has slowed once more after 32 months of expansion
Manufacturing Sluggish demand results in manufacturing PMI hitting lowest level since JulyAIB’s Irish manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) decreased due to significant drop in demand
The Big Interview Martin McVicar, Combilift: ‘Offshore wind is an exciting space. We have the secret sauce’The chief executive of the forklift manufacturer believes his company’s move into offshore wind could add €50m in turnover within three years
Manufacturing Lower export demand hits manufacturing sector – reportExport sales resumed their downward trend in September
Making it Work FashionHse celebrates 90 years and generations of successClothing company that was founded in 1933 aiming to expand into new markets
Analysis Daniel Murray Analysis: Has the corporate tax bonanza come to an end?By the end of this year, annual corporate tax revenues are expected to have grown six-fold in the space of a decade, from around €4 billion in 2013 to €24 billion in 2023