Belfast enjoys fastest economic growth in UK

Belfast has enjoyed the fastest economic growth of any large city in the UK over the past 10 years, according to a report out today. The report by the accounting firm UHY Hacker Young says the city has experienced a 99% increase in "gross added value" over the past decade. It is now third in the league of the UK's strongest cities in economic terms, behind Edinburgh and London. UHY Hacker Young says the IRA ceasefire and the Good Friday Agreement have been fundamental in establishing the peaceful conditions necessary for business to... [read full story]