The Federation of Small Businesses in the North has urged the Irish and British governments to convene a round table with Stakeholder Organisations and local political parties to ensure that an all-Ireland economic scheme has a wide ownership.

The Federation of Small Businesses in the North has expressed serious concern at the announcement by the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment that it is to withdraw the subsidy application for businesses struggling with high electricity costs.

A United States-owned technology company in Northern Ireland said today it was creating 300 more jobs this year and held out the possibility of many more to follow.