Your guide to interesting times

Nobody knows who came up with the Chinese curse ‘may you live in interesting times’, but businesses all over Ireland apprehensively surveying 2019 can appreciate the sentiment as Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump continue to generate fresh waves of stomach-churning anxiety for many.

Interesting is one thing, but 2019 at this point is taking on the appearance of the year of living dangerously.

According to EU Commission figures, SMEs account for ...