EU/US trade talks ‘off to good start’
European Union trade commissioner Phil Hogan said his meeting with senior US officials marked a “good start” to resetting trade ...
Read More Interest rate hike in state’s home loan scheme
The Government has sharply increased the rate of interest it will charge future first-time home buyers availing of its Rebuilding ...
Read More Dublin Port’s trade with Europe spikes as Brexit takes toll on UK
Volumes through the country’s busiest port indicate a shift from the UK to a growing trade with the continent. Figures ...
Read More UK consumers banned from using credit cards to gamble
Gamblers in the UK will no longer be able to use their credit cards to place bets online after a ...
Read More China trade surplus with US dropped 8.5% to $296 billion
China’s trade surplus with the US narrowed last year as the world’s two biggest economies exchanged punitive tariffs in a ...
Read More Used car sales reach highest ever level in 2019 – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of new cars licensed for the first time fell by ...
Read More USC threshold increasing due to rise in minimum wage
The threshold for USC is to be raised to allow for a previously announced increase in the minimum wage. This ...
Read More December grocery sales pass €1 billion for first time
The grocery market hit a new milestone over the Christmas weeks, as sales in December passed the €1 billion for ...
Read More Davy upgrades GDP growth forecast for 2020 to 5.5%
Stockbrokers Davy have revised upwards their GDP growth forecast for 2020 to 5.5% from 4.1% previously. Davy said the upgrade ...
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