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EU sets out ‘quick fixes’ to boost bank lending during pandemic

Banks should rein in bonuses to boost their capacity to help businesses and households hit by the coronavirus crisis, the ...
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S&P revises outlook for Irish banks downwards

Ratings agency S&P Global Ratings has revised down its outlook for three of the main Irish banks from stable to ...
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Calls for law change to allow virtual AGMs

It is the time of the year when many companies are due to hold their Annual General Meetings, however, because ...
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Housing alliance seeks permission to restart building works

A housing alliance which is building affordable homes is getting a site ready to reopen next week, despite not having permission to ...
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Oil prices fall on oversupply and storage capacity fears

Oil prices fell today on concerns about scarce storage capacity and global economic doldrums from the coronavirus pandemic.  US oil ...
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Minister says scale of challenge on national economy and households ‘now very clear’

591,000 people are now receiving the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, with around 21,000 receiving it for the first time this ...
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Central Bank: SMEs will need up to €5.7 billion in funding to weather coronavirus storm

The Central Bank has said that small and medium-sized businesses will need up to €5.7 billion in emergency cash as ...
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Business and consumer sentiment sink in April

A new survey shows that with the country more or less in full lockdown, job losses soaring and incomes under ...
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Oil heads for steep weekly slide after coronavirus turmoil

Oil prices were broadly steady today but were headed for their third weekly loss as production shutdowns failed to keep ...
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