John Campbell
Economics and Business Editor at BBC
BBC NI Economics & Business Editor. Based in Belfast. [email protected]
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New schemes to secure veterinary medicine supplies to NIJohn CampbellBBC News NI economics and business editorGetty ImagesFrom next year, the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland will be covered by EU rather than UK rulesTwo new schemes to help guarantee the supply of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland are to be introduced by the UK government. From 2026, the supply of those medicines will be covered by EU rather than UK rules, a requirement of Northern Ireland's Brexit deal.
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US demand for weight loss drugs drives Irish exportsJohn CampbellBBC News NI business and economics editorGetty ImagesThere is a high demand for weight loss drugs in the USA huge surge in Ireland's goods exports in the first quarter of 2025 was partially due to demand for weight loss drugs in the United States, the central bank in Dublin has said. March was a record month for Irish exports to the US with sales worth $25bn (£18.7bn), 400% higher than the same period in 2024.
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Stormont should avoid 'dysfunctional' water funding modelsJohn CampbellBBC News NI economics and business editorGetty ImagesNorthern Ireland is the only part of the UK where households do not pay directly for their waterThe Stormont Executive could look outside the UK and Ireland for a better way to fund Northern Ireland Water, a member of an independent budget watchdog has suggested. Prof Alan Barrett said the different systems in the UK and Ireland are "particularly dysfunctional".
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Trump's tariffs cause fall in Irish goods exports John CampbellBBC News NI economics & business editorGetty ImagesIn April, Trump imposed a minimum tariff of 10% on almost all countriesIrish goods exports declined sharply in April as President Trump's tariffs continued to have a significant impact on Ireland's trade. Businesses had rushed to sell goods to the US in the first three months of the year to avoid the impact of the tariffs which started to take effect in April.
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Allied Irish Banks returns to private ownershipJohn CampbellBBC News NI economics & business editorGetty ImagesThe government says it has sold its final 2% shareholding for just over €300mAllied Irish Banks (AIB), one of Ireland's two major banks, has returned to full private ownership 15 years after it needed a government bailout. The bank was effectively nationalised in 2010 during the Irish banking and property crisis.
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When Stormont was restored the UK Govt agreed it had a per capita funding need which was 124% of England’s & left the door open to increase that further. To that end Stormont is making the case that the need level is actually 128% which would mean bigger spending top ups.
Next week's Spending Review will directly impact what Stormont Ministers have to spend on public services in Northern Ireland. https://t.co/EIWYh2t385
The PSNI believe a lone crank is behind the attacks.
A series of arson attacks on 5G masts in west Belfast have left people feeling like they are "going backwards" in terms of mobile phone signal, some residents and businesses in the area say. https://t.co/zjSnSgTKjJ
