Economy Analysis: Ireland’s competitiveness is under threat. How can it be protected?Three trends threaten to kill our economic competitiveness - but we can mitigate their impact
Trade ‘Tit-for-tat protectionism’ between US and China would damage Ireland, senior officials warnDepartment of finance officials warned the minister about a series of risks to the economy
Banking Central Bank must watch spending as profit era ends, finance officials warnDepartment of Finance anticipates a period of loss at the regulator - which finished 2023 down €131 million
Economy Infrastructure deficits, high cost of doing business and EU state aid changes threaten Irish economyThe National Competitiveness and Productivity Council has brought forward its report so it can be a factor in Budget 2025 considerations
Budget 2025 The €13 billion budget trick: How the coalition plans to mask its spending splurge The development comes amid warnings of overheating the economy
Jobs Job vacancies stay steady as remote jobs continue to disappearFully remote jobs fall 23 per cent in the quarter, now represent just 2.2% of all vacancies
Economy ECB holds interest rates but analysts hopeful for September cutOne Davy analyst has said that with current economic conditions, a July rate cut was ‘off the table’
Jobs Revealed: the top reasons why Irish workers are choosing to stay with their employersIrish employers are ramping up total benefits packages in order to give workers a greater sense of stability, according to WTW
Explainer Explainer: Office letting activity appears to have turned a corner - here’s whyA new report from BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland reveals signs of a turnaround in the office letting sector
Companies More SMEs may need to restructure as they pay back warehoused tax debt, Azets warnsNumber of firms entering Scarp is down so far this year, in a sign that immediate pressures on SMEs have ‘abated somewhat’
SMEs Two in five Irish SMEs expect ‘significant’ growth in next 12 monthsDespite concerns around inflation and competition, only 7 per cent of SMEs expect to face significant challenges in the next twelve months
Companies Three-quarters of Irish firms report optimism about coming yearThe figures put us starkly ahead of our European counterparts
Economy Analysis: Global volatility will bite Ireland if we don’t adapt Ibec’s head of lobbying Fergal O’Brien believes there is a unique opportunity to future-proof the Irish economy
Economy The tortured bankers department: How Swiftonomics is giving interest rate-setters a headacheThe Taylor Swift phenomenon has boosted the economies of countries around the world, including Ireland where the star played three sold-out shows in June
Economy Multinational sector saw first contraction in ten years Multinational profit net outflows were €108.4 billion last year, a fall of €36.0 billion on 2022 levels
Analysis Analysis: Can Britain do Bidenomics?Rachel Reeves, the new UK Chancellor who is hanging her hat on the similarly-minded securonomics, hopes so
Economy UK economy grew twice as fast as anticipated in MayBritain’s GDP rose 0.4 per cent in May after a flat reading in April
Interview Up to the task: IDA’s Michael Lohan on the three challenges Ireland faces in winning investmentIDA’s chief executive outlines the main difficulties facing the body amid ‘increasingly challenging and complex’ conditions
Companies How Ireland stacks up against global peers as wage increases expected to hitIrish firms were the second-most optimistic around hiring growth among the twelve nations surveyed
Jobs IDA-backed jobs and investments fall in first half of 2024 Investments supported by the state agency declined in the face of an ‘intensely competitive’ environment globally