88% of Irish SME food companies expect revenue growth in 2020
A new survey shows that 88% of Irish food companies expect revenue growth in the year ahead, with 34% of ...
Read More Unemployment rate holds steady at 4.8% in November – CSO
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.8% in November to remain at the lowest level in almost 13 years, new ...
Read More Euro zone business growth near-stagnant, but some hopeful signs evident – PMI
Euro zone business activity stayed near stall speed last month, with manufacturing seemingly continuing to act as a drag on ...
Read More Services sector growth sees strong bounce in November
The country’s service sector growth bounced back strongly last month from a seven-year low as business confidence rose to its ...
Read More Central Bank to assess commercial property-focused funds
The Central Bank will conduct a “deep dive” into the role of property funds in the domestic commercial real estate ...
Read More No change to Central Bank’s mortgage lending rules
The Central Bank has decided not to make any changes to mortgage lending rules here that limit how much people ...
Read More First-time buyers drive demand for mortgage approvals
New figures from Banking & Payments Federation Ireland show strong growth in mortgage approvals figures for October, driven by demand ...
Read More Contactless payments grow steadily; BPFI
Consumers made almost 1.5 million contactless payments a day between July and end-September, according to figures from the Banking & ...
Read More Economic growth stretching services – Ibec
The employers’ group Ibec has warned that bottlenecks in transport, housing and childcare are making it more difficult for companies ...
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