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Housing is viewed as the top challenge for US firms operating here, a survey of members of the American Chambers of Commerce in Ireland has found. 98% of members cited the availability of residential accommodation as challenging for staff in their business operations in Ireland, with 73% saying it was either extremely or very challenging. […]

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Minister for Finance Michael McGrath will update Cabinet this morning on new EU fiscal rules which will require every member state to publish their net expenditure plans for the following four to five years. The rules could be in force as early as May, after which the 27 members of the EU will not be […]

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Almost €750m was paid last year to Revenue in unpublished tax settlements with more than €200m of that linked to the finance and insurance industries. The Revenue Commissioners said the 20 largest settlements – specific details of which are not made public – accounted for €383m in tax payments, or an average of around €19.2m […]

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The European Central Bank will be in position to discuss an interest rate cut in June, Vice President Luis de Guindos said today, joining a long list of policymakers putting the June 6 meeting on the table for a potential start of policy easing. ECB President Christine Lagarde earlier this month said the bank was […]

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The holders of tracker mortgages in Ireland look set to benefit from a 0.35% reduction in their interest rates in September. The development follows a technical change by the European Central Bank affecting the rate at which tracker mortgages are pegged to. Tracker mortgages rates are typically made up of the ECB’s refinancing rate, currently […]

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The cost of a fry-up has risen by 3.1% in the past year, according to the Central Statistics Office. That figure is based on the data the CSO tracks as part of its monthly consumer price index. While the exact ingredients of a full Irish breakfast are often disputed, the CSO’s plate includes rashers, sausages, […]

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Irish exports jumped 22% in January when compared to the same month of 2023, according to the Central Statistics Office. There were more than €18.9 billion in exports in the month – €3.42 billion more than January of last year. Most of the increase came from a pick-up in trade to the US – the […]

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Europe’s private credit funds are increasingly borrowing from banks to boost their performance, fuelling concerns about the wider risks posed by this interconnectedness. A record 80% of new European private credit funds borrowed from banks via ‘subscription lines’ in 2023, funding that allows them to lend before tapping their investors for cash, MSCI Private Capital […]

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Consumer queries to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission were up 20% last year, with faulty goods and services being the subject of most contacts. Almost 40,000 people contacted the helpline throughout the year. The CCPC has released its helpline report for 2023 to coincide with World Consumer Rights Day. Most queries to the commission […]

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The rate of inflation continued to ease last month, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office. Consumer prices rose by 3.4% in the year to the end of February, compared to a rate of 4.1% in the year to the end of January. The CSO said it was only the fourth time since […]

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