Irish investment market ranked in world top 20

Ireland achieves the sixth highest percentage rise in the world, proving the market’s strength, writes Donal Buckley

Rising capital: Ireland ranks at number 18 in the world rankings of investment targets Picture: Getty
Rising capital: Ireland ranks at number 18 in the world rankings of investment targets Picture: Getty

Commercial property deals boosted the Irish market to 18th in the world’s top 20 investment targets last year. On the basis of €4.9 billion worth of commercial property deals, not including apartments, the Irish market achieved a 137 per cent increase in the value of property deals compared to the previous year.

That was the sixth highest percentage increase ...