Potential threat of US tariffs ‘not as stark’ as 2008 crash – Irish minister

Enterprise Minister Peter Burke said the Irish economy was in a ‘position of strength’ (Cillian Sherlock/PA) - (PA Wire)

The potential threat of US tariffs is “not as stark” as the 2008 financial crash, the Irish enterprise minister said.

Peter Burke said it was hard to predict what the US administration was planning, but said that tariffs on pharma products could be “a double-edged sword”.