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Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2011

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

The NCC publishes two annual competitiveness reports. Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge focuses on the national competitiveness issues of most importance to the enterprise sector and identifies policy recommendations required to address these issues. The report focuses on pursuing policies to improve competitiveness particularly those to reduce the cost base for enterprise, to enhance the performance of the entire education system, and to deliver meaningful public sector reform. Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge builds on the data published in Ireland’s Competitiveness Scorecard which benchmarks Ireland’s competitiveness across a range of statistical indicators.

Ireland's Competitiveness Scorecard 2011

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:15:00 GMT

Each year the NCC publishes a report benchmarking Ireland's competitiveness performance. Ireland's Competitiveness Scorecard (previously named Benchmarking Ireland's Performance) analyses Ireland's overall competitiveness performance across a range of statistical indicators drawn from data sources such as Forfás, OECD, Eurostat, CSO and others.

Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2011

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:00:00 GMT

Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2011 evaluates Ireland's relative cost competitiveness, identifies barriers to competitiveness and sets out actions needed to improve and sustain Ireland's competitiveness. The 2011 report finds that while there have been significant improvements in cost competitiveness over the last two years, further progress is required.

Statement on Competitiveness Priorities

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:13:00 GMT

This paper highlights the main recommendations that the NCC believes need priority attention. These concentrate on four key areas: Enterprise; Competition and Productivity; Fiscal Policy; and Improving Ireland’s Skills, Research and Infrastructure Base.

Annual Competitiveness Report 2010 Volume 2: Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:00:00 GMT

The NCC publishes a two-volume Annual Competitiveness Report annually. Volume Two, Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge focuses on the national competitiveness issues of most importance to the enterprise sector and identifies a series of policy recommendations required to address these issues. The focus of this year's report is on repositioning Ireland as a competitive location for doing business in order to support sustainable economic growth and drive job creation. Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge builds on the data published in the Volume One benchmarking study.