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  • Trade and Investment

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    • Statistics and economic research, 
    • Economic research

    This page presents research around how Northern Ireland can attract inward investment and compete in export markets, with a particular focus on the impact that a reduction in Corporation Tax could have. Consideration is also given to issues relating to air connectivity.

    Foreign direct investment

    • Spillovers from Inward Investment - a comparison of Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK
    • Drivers of Foreign Direct Investment from the United States
    • Economic Impact of Corporation Tax
    • Preparing for a Lower Corporation Tax Environment
    • Improving the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment to Northern Ireland

    Exports

    • Growing and Diversifying the Export Base
    • Measuring Northern Ireland's Exports

    Trade and investment patterns

    • Northern Ireland International Trade and Investment Patterns - USA
    • Northern Ireland International Trade and Investment Patterns - Switzerland
    • Northern Ireland International Trade and Investment Patterns - Israel
    • Northern Ireland International Trade and Investment patterns - Mexico, Canada and India
    • Northern Ireland International Trade and Investment patterns - Japan
    • Northern Ireland International Trade and Investment patterns - Australia, New Zealand, United States and Trans Pacific Partnership
    • Trade and Market Intelligence note - Turkey

    Air connectivity

    • COVID-19 and the Northern Ireland economy: air and sea access
    • Aviation connectivity research
    • Economic Impact of Air Passenger Duty

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