Ireland now earns more from exports than Italy. This astonishing fact, from the balance of payments database of the World Bank, illustrates the degree to which the Irish economy has globalised.
Recall that Italy is a G7 economy with a population of 60 million people and land borders with prosperous markets such as France, Switzerland and Austria. Ireland, by contrast, is a peripheral island with a population 12 times smaller.
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