Finance

Government declined to include stock exchange in financial services strategy

Newly-released documents show Euronext Dublin asked for a mention in major strategic document but this was not granted

Euronext: a number of leading firms have delisted from the exchange in recent years, with almost no new companies entering the market. Picture: Bloomberg

Government officials said it was a “notion” to say the state could create rules to stimulate Ireland’s struggling equity markets, and declined a request from the stock exchange for inclusion in a major strategy on financial services.

Documents show Euronext Dublin, the operator of Ireland’s stock exchange, wrote to the government in 2022 seeking inclusion in the updated Ireland for Finance strategy – a document that sets out the state’s priorities for financial services in ...