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14/03/2016
First Minister And Deputy First Minister Begin US Visit
The First Minister and deputy First Minister are in the United States to meet with firms to invest in Northern Ireland.
Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness have started their four-day visit in New York and will also travel to Washington and San Francisco.
First Minister Arlene Foster said: "The US remains our number one foreign direct investor with nearly 180 US companies employing nearly 24,000 people in Northern Ireland.
"We have a highly educated and talented work force which combined with our low cost base and the support we can provide for job creation, training, research and development means we have a strong proposition.
"I remain focused on making Northern Ireland a great place to not only live and work but also for international companies to invest and grow their business."
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "Our companies currently export just over £1billion of goods to the US so their economic importance to the north of Ireland is colossal.
"US investment creating thousands of jobs benefits people, families and the entire community. The injection of cash stimulates additional opportunities within the local supply chain and leads to the expansion and growth of many home-grown businesses.
"Since 2011, we have bucked the trend and successfully grown our economy. Foreign Direct Investment has been a major factor in this and since 2006, Invest has promoted 26,777 new jobs through inward investment and secured £3.25 billion in total planned inward investment."
(CD/JP)
Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness have started their four-day visit in New York and will also travel to Washington and San Francisco.
First Minister Arlene Foster said: "The US remains our number one foreign direct investor with nearly 180 US companies employing nearly 24,000 people in Northern Ireland.
"We have a highly educated and talented work force which combined with our low cost base and the support we can provide for job creation, training, research and development means we have a strong proposition.
"I remain focused on making Northern Ireland a great place to not only live and work but also for international companies to invest and grow their business."
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said: "Our companies currently export just over £1billion of goods to the US so their economic importance to the north of Ireland is colossal.
"US investment creating thousands of jobs benefits people, families and the entire community. The injection of cash stimulates additional opportunities within the local supply chain and leads to the expansion and growth of many home-grown businesses.
"Since 2011, we have bucked the trend and successfully grown our economy. Foreign Direct Investment has been a major factor in this and since 2006, Invest has promoted 26,777 new jobs through inward investment and secured £3.25 billion in total planned inward investment."
(CD/JP)
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