Economy and Finance
Here you will find blogs produced by our research officers in relation to economy and finance. Please note that the blogs you will find here are blogs that have been published since May 2022. We also have an archive of blogs where you will find everything published before May 2022.
Economy
Legislative background International agreements In the past three decades, governments around the world have set out to decarbonise electricity and heat generation, industrial processes, and transport by moving away
Understanding the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill: key issues and implications On 4 September 2024, the UK Government introduced the Product Regulation and Metrology (PRM) Bill (the PRM Bill)
Introduction Tourism in Northern Ireland accounted for £2.3 billion or 5% of the region’s Gross Value Added in 2019. The sector supported 70,200 jobs in Northern Ireland in 2022.
Employment and Labour Market
Context In September 2025 the Council of the European Union published a Decision to seek to add the new EU regulation on forced labour to the list of laws
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming career guidance and is reshaping how students, professionals and employers navigate an increasingly complex job market. In Northern Ireland, this digital revolution presents both
This blog article is part of a series from the Assembly Research and Information Service to mark International Women’s Day 2025. On average, men earn 7.3% more than women
Energy
Legislative background International agreements In the past three decades, governments around the world have set out to decarbonise electricity and heat generation, industrial processes, and transport by moving away
Enterprise and Investment
Finance
The 2025 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) was the first undertaken by a Labour Government since 2007, and was delivered amidst significant global challenges. In her speech on 11 June
“A changing world” and “a generational challenge” – that is how the Chancellor described the global political and economic landscape when delivering her Spring Statement on 26 March 2025.
It seems ages since the Chancellor delivered her Spring Statement on 26 March 2025. And now the Chancellor has significantly more factors to address in the aftermath of the