International Trade Forum, October 1st, 1999
Over the past 15 years, Ireland has become a highly successful export-oriented economy, capable of competing to the highest international technical standards in manufacturing and services. Total merchandise export earnings exceeded US$ 64.8 billion in 1998 as compared with US$ 7.9 billion in 1983. Sizeable and growing annual trade surpluses (an estimated US$ 20.8 billion in 1998) have replaced the chronic deficits of the 1970s and early 1980s.
During this period, the country's export base has shifted from agriculture to manufacturing, agro-business and services. What's more, the exports con...
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