Ann Mcgregor
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Covid-19 crisis worst for NI businesses than economic crash
- Economy
- July 2, 2020, 14:26
The Covid-19 crisis has had a far greater impact on businesses in Northern Ireland than the 2008 economic crash, with 77 per cent of companies having (...)

North’s business welcomes certainty but wants voice in Brexit debate
- Economy
- December 13, 2019, 14:40
The UK election results may provide “some certainty” on Brexit but they are “not a mandate to force through a deal” that would not work for Northern I(...)

Business groups give cautious welcome to new but ‘complex’ Brexit deal
- Economy
- October 17, 2019, 17:00
Business groups have given a cautious welcome to the new Brexit deal agreed between the UK and the EU on Thursday, but remain concerned about the prop(...)

Sacked Bradley disappointed not to be able to lead Stormont restoration talks
- Irish News
- July 24, 2019, 21:45
Conservative MP Karen Bradley has been sacked as Northern Ireland secretary by UK prime minister Boris Johnson, following a 19-month-long tenure in St(...)

Business, farm leaders warn Johnson of negative no-deal effects for NI
- Irish News
- July 24, 2019, 20:09
Boris Johnson made his way to 10 Downing Street partly on his commitment that he was prepared to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union on (...)

No-deal Brexit more likely under Boris Johnson, Moody’s warns
- Economy
- July 23, 2019, 13:25
Leading ratings agency Moody’s said a no-deal Brexit was more likely than before as business leaders congratulated Boris Johnson on his appointment as(...)

Northern businesses have been ‘hung out to dry’
- Economy
- March 13, 2019, 10:57
The UK government’s “shambolic” no-deal Brexit plan “leaves Northern Ireland hung out to dry”, industry leaders from all sectors in the North have war(...)

North’s businesses ‘extremely frustrated’ by Brexit vote delay
- Economy
- December 10, 2018, 20:11
Business leaders across all sectors in Northern Ireland were “extremely frustrated” by the UK prime minister’s decision to park the House of Commons v(...)

Budget windfall for Belfast and the North
- Economy
- October 29, 2018, 18:39
The UK Chancellor has earmarked an additional £320 million (€360 million) to a “Northern Ireland Executive” in his latest budget as the North marks ne(...)

Britain is showing contempt to North over Brexit, O’Neill warns
- Politics
- August 24, 2018, 06:00
The British government was treating Northern Ireland with contempt in relation to its guidance on the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, Sinn Féin’s Nor(...)