Business in Ireland, Dublin, Foreign Trade

1. Introduction to the Republic of Ireland (EU): the Celtic Tiger
2. Business in Dublin
3. Irish Economy
   1. Main sectors of the Irish economy
   2. Tax advantages offered by Ireland
4. Irish International Trade
5. Transport and Logistics
6. Case Study
   1. Ryanair
   2. Facebook in Ireland
   3. Global companies located in Ireland
7. Access to the Irish Market
8. Business Plan for Ireland

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Ireland” are the following:

1. To analyze the Irish Economy, Logistics and Foreign Trade
2. To identify business opportunities in the Irish Market
3. To analyze the trade relations of Ireland with the student's country
4. To know the Irish Free trade agreements as a member of the EU
5. To develop a business plan for the Irish Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Ireland” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Languages: + Irlanda Irlande Irlanda.

1. Credits of the Subject “Business, Trade and Transport in Ireland”: 1

1. North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor (Ireland, France)
2. Access to the Pan-European Corridor II

Irish Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Ireland and the European Economic Area
2. European Union
   1. Economic and Monetary Union
   2. European Customs Union
   3. European Single Market
   4. The EU Services Directive
   5. European Digital Single Market
   6. As a member of the EU, Ireland is a beneficiary of the EU Trade Agreements with Algeria, Ivory Coast, South Africa, South Korea, India, Mexico, MERCOSUR, Chile, Egypt, Georgia etc. besides the Customs Union with Turkey
3. Regional Cooperation Council

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. Agreement on Sanitary Measures
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Convention Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
4. CMR Convention
5. COTIF Convention (Rail)
6. BIC
7. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
8. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Convention for Safe Containers
   2. Istanbul Convention
9. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
   1. TIR Convention
   2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport
10. International Chamber of Shipping
11. CIM, CIT Rail Rules
12. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member

European Trade and Economic Organizations of Ireland

1. European Union
   1. European Central Bank
   2. European Investment Bank
   3. EU-CELAC Summit
   4. Group of States of the European Council Convention against Corruption
2. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
3. OSCE

1. OECD
   1. OECD anti-corruption measures
2. Asia-Europe Meeting
3. Asian Development Bank
4. African Development Bank
5. International Monetary Fund
6. United Nations
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
   2. International Trade Centre
   3. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
7. World Bank
8. World Trade Organization (WTO)

1. Capital of Ireland: Dublin
2. Official languages: Irish and English
3. Area of Ireland: 70,273 km²
4. Irish Population: 4.5 million people
5. Government of Ireland: Parliamentary Republic
6. Independence of Ireland from the United Kingdom: 1916

Religion in Ireland: Christianity (Catholicism).

Ireland belongs to the European Economic Area.

Irish Economy

1. Ireland experienced a major economic growth between 1980 and 2000, from a developing country to one of the countries with the highest GDP per capita in the world
2. Irish GDP (nominal): 307,917 million EUR
3. Services: 75% of Irish GDP
4. GDP per capita (nominal): 65,870 EUR
5. Ireland is a small market, open, and very dependent on international trade
6. The opening of the Irish economy is reflected on the international mobility of its workers, capital and foreign direct investment
7. The Republic of Ireland is a leader in information and communication technologies (IT), pharmaceutical and medical sector
8. Ireland is the digital communication centre in the EU, with the largest number of multinational companies based in Dublin
9. The main sectors of the Irish economy are food export products, bees, textiles, telecommunications, chemical products and pharmaceutical, machinery, transport equipment and software

Irish Foreign Trade

1. More than 80% of Irish manufactured products are exported to the international markets
2. Top Irish Exports markets: the UK, the United States, Belgium, Germany, France
3. Top Irish import partners: the UK, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, France