Murphy says partnership is essential to growing an all-island economy
Economy Minister Conor Murphy said he will continue to work in partnership with representaives from the ROI to ensure full advantage is taken of the North’s unique trading arrangements.
County Down borders with County Louth in the South and as such many people have a keen interest in looking at where this discussion is going.
The Minister was speaking today after he chaired the Trade and Business Development Sectoral Meeting of the North South Ministerial Council in Armagh.
Minister Murphy said:xa0“The Windsor Framework protects the all-island economy.xa0It is thereforexa0important that we work together on a north-south basis to ensure that businesses across all sectors are able to take advantage of the new trading arrangements.
“These trading arrangements will be a key catalyst in achieving my economic visionxa0of a highly-productive, zero carbon, regionally balanced economy with good jobs.”
At the meeting an update was provided on the work of InterTradeIreland, which continues to provide support for cross-border trade and cooperation through its many programmes and financial support initiatives.
The Minister added:xa0“InterTradeIreland hasxa0made excellent progress on the delivery of its programmes that strengthen trade across both jurisdictions.
“I am therefore pleased that today we have been able to agree an uplift in InterTradeIreland’s headcount which will enable them to meet increased demand across all programmes and supports.”
The North South Ministerial Council publish a Joint Communique detailing the official decisions the Trade and Business Development Sectoral Meeting has made. This is available at:xa0
