John Campbell
Economics and Business Editor at BBC
BBC NI Economics & Business Editor. Based in Belfast. [email protected]
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bbc.com | John Campbell
John CampbellBBC News NI economics & business editorBelfast-based firm W&R Barnett has bought a majority stake in Symphony Group, the UK's largest privately owned manufacturer of fitted furniture. W&R Barnett was already among the UK's biggest family-owned firms with an annual turnover of almost £2bn. Its core business is trading in agricultural commodities like grains, sugars and animal feed.
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bbc.com | John Campbell
John CampbellBBC News NI business and economics editorThe Republic of Ireland's goods exports to the United States surged by more than 200% in February. The move likely reflected companies getting goods into the country ahead of new tariffs. Irish goods exports to the US in February 2024 were worth €4.2bn (£3.6bn) rising to just under €13bn (£11bn) in February this year. US President Donald Trump announced a round of tariffs earlier in April with the threat of more to come.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | John Campbell
EU firms will try for lower tariffs via NI, says Nobel economistJohn CampbellBBC News NI economics & business editorGetty ImagesNobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman suggested that EU firms will try to export goods via Northern Ireland in an attempt to get a reduced tariff rateEuropean Union firms will try to export goods via Northern Ireland in an attempt to get a reduced tariff rate when exporting to the US, a Nobel prize winning economist has suggested.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | John Campbell |Jayne McCormack
NI goods entering the US will face a 10% tariff, while those from the Republic will be hit with 20%.
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3 weeks ago |
newssniffer.co.uk | John Campbell
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly56p6ke3qo Version 14 of 15. US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs Northern Ireland goods entering the US will face a 10% tariff from Thursday after President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping round of protectionist trade measures. Companies in Northern Ireland sell goods valued at around £1.5bn to the US every year, with a concentration in pharmaceuticals and industrial machinery.
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