Building and sustaining cross-border cooperation and trade is key to the growth of our businesses, Economy Minister Conor Murphy has said.
The Minister speaking as he addressed over 300 business and trade delegates at the Newry and Dundalk Chambers’ Annual Cross-Border Conference which focused on ‘Building a Sustainable All-Island Economy.’
The Minister said:
“The Windsor Framework protects the all-Ireland economy and cross-border trade is surging. Now that there is a degree of political certainty on our trading arrangements it is time to fully grasp the opportunities.
“The themes of this conference - Skills, Support for Businesses, Net Zero, and Productivity – cover many of the ways in which the potential of the all-Ireland economy can be better realised. They also cover some of the key challenges.”
The Minister concluded:
“I want to commend the organisers of this event for creating such an important and relevant set of themes. Because there is no doubt, particularly in border areas, that organising and collaborating on an all-Ireland basis is the basis of prosperity.”
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