Fall in mortgage approvals but market shows resilience
The number of new mortgage approvals in May was nearly 62% lower than the same month last year. According to ...
Read More Hotel occupancy rates set to fall from 2019 high of 73% to 32%
A survey of hoteliers has found that average national occupancy levels are set to dramatically fall from the highs of ...
Read More Unions warn of fallout from wage legislation ruling
A trade union has warned employers of an “industrial war” if they try to renege on pay and pension agreements ...
Read More Economic growth averaged 5.2% every year between 2013 and 2018 – CSO
Growth in the Irish economy averaged 5.2% per annum from 2013 to 2018, according to an analysis of new CSO data. ...
Read More Consumer sentiment improves for second month after Covid-19 collapse
Consumer sentiment improved in June for the second month in a row, but remains well below levels recorded before the ...
Read More Ibec calls for end to travel restrictions
Employers’ group Ibec has called for Ireland’s international travel restrictions to be ended and for testing and tracing to be ...
Read More IMF lowers 2020 growth forecasts again amid Covid-19 crisis
The International Monetary Fund has further lowered its forecasts for global economic growth this year. In its World Economic Outlook ...
Read More Global trade to shrink 18.5% in Q2, defying worst fears – WTO
Global trade is expected to drop around 18.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020 in a huge coronavirus-driven plunge ...
Read More Consumers spent €600 million using contactless payments in May
The impact of Covid-19 on how consumers are spending is recorded in the latest figures from the banking sector. In ...
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