Ballymena, United Kingdom
Northern Ireland protocol hurting some firms, a boom for many
A factory worker at CIGA Healthcare Ltd. shrink wraps boxes of COVID-19 antigen lateral flow tests for international export, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland June 17, 2022. Picture taken June 17, 2022. Under the Post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol, continued access to the European Union's single market at the expense of the rest of the United Kingdom is proving beneficial for the region's exporters in tougher economic times. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne