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According to the CSO, imports from Great Britain rose by 6% to €1.37 billion in March, when compared with the same month in 2016, but British exports dropped by 1% to €1.13 billion

Fall in imports leads to €550m rise in trade surplus

Business • 16 May 17

Goods imports for the month increased by €800m to €5.88 billion, while exports were €349m higher to €10.6 billion, which leaves the country's trade surplus at €4.7 billion

Trade surplus falls amid 16% jump in imports - CSO

Business • 18 Apr 17

China's exports rose at the fastest pace in a little more than two years in March

China's economic picture better as trade beats forecast

Business • 13 Apr 17

PwC said it expects the Common Travel Area between Britain and Ireland to be retained after the Brexit talks

PwC not hopeful of Brexit trade deal by March 2019

Business • 30 Mar 17

Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna with ECB chief Mario Draghi

EU finance ministers worried about after 'surreal' G20

Business • 21 Mar 17

Enda Kenny said Ireland was in a strong position to maximise any opportunities presented by Brexit

EU-US trade deal would benefit both sides - Enda Kenny

Business • 15 Mar 17

Imports into the country fell by 20% in January, resulting in a trade surplus of €5.75 billion

Trade surplus rises to €5.75bn as imports fall 20%

Business • 15 Mar 17

For the year to October, the value of goods exports was €96.91 billion - representing an increase of €3.94 billion on the first ten months of 2015

Exports rise by €192m to €10.2 billion in October

Business • 15 Dec 16

The Committee has plenty of patrician put-downs of the extreme-end of the Brexiteer spectrum for their lack of knowledge on trade

Lords tell Brexiteers they can't have it both ways

Business • 13 Dec 16

The report warns that Britain will not be able to cut itself off from all forms of regulation and the jurisdiction of international trade bodies, no matter what form of Brexit it adopts

'Brexit will dramatically alter' UK-EU trade

Business • 13 Dec 16

Market scepticism exists over Donald Trump's views on topics such as trade and tax

Key economic and tax proposals from Trump

Business • 09 Nov 16

Under Belgium's devolved power structure PM Charles Michel needs clearance from all of the country's regional governments to give his assent

Belgium unable to sign off on EU-Canada trade deal

Business • 24 Oct 16

Imports for the month fell by €94m (-2%) to €5.3 billion, resulting in a €1.49 billion (+43%) increase in the country's trade surplus

Trade surplus jumps by nearly half in August - CSO

Business • 17 Oct 16

The highly ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would create the world's biggest market of 850m consumers stretching from Hawaii to Lithuania

EU: No EU-US trade deal under Obama administration

Business • 23 Sep 16

The OECD estimates the global economy would muster growth of only 2.9% this year, down from a forecast of 3% in June

OECD sees growth flounder as globalisation stalls

Business • 21 Sep 16

Three years of talks have failed to resolve multiple differences, including over food and environmental safety

France, Germany call for end to US trade talks

Business • 30 Aug 16

Critics say the pact would hand too much power to big multinationals at the expense of consumers and workers

'Ball is still rolling' on EU-US trade deal

Business • 29 Aug 16

For the European Union as a whole, the trade surplus fell slightly to €7.7 billion in June, when compared with June 2015

Euro zone trade surplus rises more than expected

Business • 16 Aug 16

Exports for the month rose by €413m (+5%) to €9.5 billion, while imports fell €412m (-8%) to just over €5 billion

22% jump in Ireland's trade surplus for June - CSO

Business • 15 Aug 16

Seasonally adjusted exports were up 0.3% on the month, the data from the Federal Statistics Office showed

Rising German imports narrow trade surplus for Q2

Business • 09 Aug 16

China's exports fell 4.8% from a year earlier in June

China exports, imports fall more than expected

Business • 13 Jul 16

The UK is Germany's fifth biggest trading partner behind the US, France, the Netherlands and China

Most German firms say Brexit won't hurt them

Business • 22 Jun 16

Enterprise Ireland supports over 150 Irish client companies from their Sydney office

Irish Australian Chamber launches Irish chapter

Business • 01 Jun 16

China's trade surplus jumped to 194.6 billion yuan in March, more than 13 times the figure for the same month last year

China's March exports jump 18.7%

Business • 13 Apr 16

The surplus for January exceeded the previous all-time high surplus of €4.69bn, which was recorded in August 2012

Record trade surplus recorded in January - CSO

Business • 15 Mar 16

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