Our future prosperity depends on our ability to increase our exports, which will not be easy in a time of falling global demand for goods and services and contracting world trade. The challenge for Ireland is to restore the competitiveness of our exporting sectors and our attractiveness for inward investment to ensure that Ireland can take advantage of global recovery. Without immediate and continuing action to restore our international competitiveness we run the ongoing risk that the Irish economy will enter a prolonged period of depressed economic activity. This report sets out the immediate measures required to improve cost competitiveness, sustain employment and enhance training and education opportunities.

Related Links

• Publication:ACR 2008, Volume One: Benchmarking Ireland’s Performance
• Publication:ACR 2008, Volume Two: Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge