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Swire promotes NI business interests at Paris Airshow

Minister of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP attended the Paris Airshow to promote Northern Ireland business interests.

• From: Northern Ireland Office
• Published: 21 June 2011

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Minister of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP attended the Paris Airshow to promote Northern Ireland business interests and has welcomed the announcement by Bombardier of £70 million worth of orders.

The minister said:

Bombardier is Northern Ireland’s largest private sector employer and in addition it awards contracts worth over £200million to businesses throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. I welcome the news this week that £70 million orders have been generated by Bombardier, this can only be good news for business in Northern Ireland.

Published 21 June 2011