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Enda Kenny to meet Japanese PM in a bid to strengthen trade
Prime Minister Abe is visiting Ireland following his participation in the G8 Summit in Lough Erne on Monday and Tuesday.
# economy - Friday 14 June, 2013
Irish investors ‘feeling more positive about global economic outlook’
Survey of RaboDirect customers shows upswing in confidence about their personal and global financial situation – but they are slightly less sure about the Irish economy.
# economy - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Column: What do you really know about emigrating?
Emigration from Ireland is once again a reality for many young people and their families – but how much do young people facing the prospect really know about the country they are emigrating to before they leave Ireland, asks Marie-Claire McAleer.
# economy - Monday 27 May, 2013
Column: Small and mighty – why nanoscience is booming in Ireland
Ten years ago, the global market for nano-enabled materials was €420 million. In 2015, it will be $2.5 trillion. Nanoscience is the future and Ireland is very much part of it, writes John Boland.
# economy - Saturday 25 May, 2013
Aaron McKenna: It’s time for a conversation about how local government spends our money
The notion that cutting local government spending wouldn’t save the country or bring justice to bankers, and therefore it shouldn’t be touched at all, is a logical fallacy, writes Aaron McKenna.
# economy - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Column: Here’s how to protect your bank deposits in this unsettled economy
Many sensible individuals are now rightly worried about the security of their savings and investments, writes David Quinn who says diversification is key.
# economy - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Column: Plants are at the heart of many crucial global issues facing us today
The economic and societal importance of plants is hard to underestimate; in order to meet the global challenges facing us today, we need to invest time and money into this sector, writes Eoin Lettice.
# economy - Thursday 16 May, 2013
€500m worth of T-Bills sold at auction
The bills were sold at a lower interest rate this month than last month.
# economy - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Another €500m of T-Bills for sale this week
The NTMA will hold another auction this Thursday as it attempts to help Ireland return to normal lending markets.
# economy - Monday 6 May, 2013
The 10 ‘most socially advanced countries in the world’
That’s according to a Harvard social and economic ranking study.
# economy - Friday 3 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added Daft Punk on piano
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# economy - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
After two months, Italy’s finally getting a new government
The Chamber of Deputies has passed a motion of confidence in the broad coalition led by new premier Enrico Letta.
# economy - Sunday 28 April, 2013
12 post-war assembly lines you’re glad you don’t work on
After World War II, mass manufacturing needed tough bodies and minds to pump up production.
# economy - Saturday 27 April, 2013
It’s taken two months, but Italy has (finally) unveiled its new government
These things take time.
# economy - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Books AND gaming both have place with student entrepreneurs
Feeling down about the future of this country? These enterprising students give us a sense of hope…
# economy - Sunday 14 April, 2013
New €6 billion investment fund could boost economy
The cabinet is to discuss the fund, which would benefit strategic projects to boost the economy and SMEs, on Tuesday.
# economy - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Check out the desks of 13 successful tech people
Some like their own space, some sit with employees, some stand – and some don’t have a desk at all…
# economy - Friday 12 April, 2013
Gilmore hits out at ‘relentless criticism from the commentariat’
In an email to party members this evening the Labour leader insists that his party has helped bring Ireland from “a state of economic chaos to stability.”
Important future of food events happening in Ireland
The agrifood industry is vital to our economy – and we’re hosting the likes of Al Gore here this month to examine hunger, climate justice and where the world goes from here.
# economy - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Low growth and high unemployment forecast for next three years – NERI
Authors predict a further fall in the numbers employed in 2013 but expect employment to remain static in 2014 and 2015.
# economy - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
130 jobs to go in Alkermes’ Athlone facility
The company said the decision was made following a reduction in demand for certain pharmaceutical products.
International students flock to Greece to study crisis
The country has become a case study for those studying economics, political science and journalism.
# economy - Sunday 7 April, 2013
The Irish start-up that went on a 3,000km road trip to success*
Meet the Soundwave guys whose photo travelogue shows how sometimes you have to take the road less travelled – literally – to get stuff done. *(fingers crossed)
# economy - Saturday 6 April, 2013
Aaron McKenna: While the Eurozone is floundering, the US is seeing growth – but why?
The EU needs to either get on with integration, proper banking and political union or separate into amicable trading partners and neighbours, writes Aaron McKenna.
# economy - Thursday 4 April, 2013
IMO votes unamimously against Croke Park II
The Irish Medical Organisation said their members would not be bound by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions by accepting the Croke Park II proposals
President Obama to give back $20,000 of his salary
Five per cent of his salary will be given to Treasury to act in solidarity with federal workers by sharing in the budget cuts pain.
# economy - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Best place for US business folk to retire? Ireland.
Wall Street Journal sister site MarketWatch recommends Ireland as its top spot for a happy retirement.
Unemployed number in Eurozone highest since records here began
There is a total of 19.071 million people unemployed in the eurozone.
Irish economy starting to wilt again
Manufacturing indexes across Europe paint a stark picture this morning.
# economy - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Italian president buys time in political deadlock
Napolitano says he will not resign.
# economy - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Merkel ally admits European authorities underestimated Cyprus ‘mess’
Elmar Brok, the chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has admitted he can foresee a situation where Cyprus could exit the single currency and said that authorities underestimated the current situation there.
How the Cyprus bank closure is crippling business on the island
“We cannot buy, we cannot sell.”
# economy - Thursday 21 March, 2013
CSO figures indicate economic growth of 0.9 per cent in 2012
The fourth quarter of last year showed almost no change in GDP compared with 2011 while GNP declined by 0.8 per cent in Q4.
# economy - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Column: Is a fairer society a happier one?
To mark International Happiness Day, Karen Hand says Irish peoples’ happiness depends on a sense of fair play and accountability, which is why making fairness a priority will boost the happiness of the nation.
Column: The success or failure of the UK’s economic strategy matters greatly to Ireland
The UK budget being announced today has implications for Ireland too, writes James Kilcourse, who says as well as being a crucial trading partner, the UK is Ireland’s biggest rival for attracting foreign direct investment.
# economy - Friday 8 March, 2013
One in five company directors is a woman (and she’s most likely to be called Mary)
Figures show that number of female directors has increased by 14 per cent since the start of the recession – but over half of all Irish PLCs have no women sitting on their boards.
# economy - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Ireland one of the top 20 most competitive holiday spots in world
We fell out of the top 20 in the World Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index two years ago – now we’re back at no. 19.
Noonan: ‘There’s no money tree out in the back garden’
The Finance Minister said yesterday that there is no unidentified source that the government can tap for funding to help close the deficit.
# economy - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Eurozone sinks further into recession in last quarter of 2012
Figures from Eurostat confirm initial estimates in February that the eurozone economy shrank by 0.6 per cent in Q4 of 2012 with the EU shrinking by 0.5 per cent.
# economy - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
North Wall could be a pilot project for better education
A new report will recommend driving the community approach to education in the Dublin city area.
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