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The number of property transactions slowed dramatically in April, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. House prices also fell last month but are marginally ahead of where they were a year ago, the CSO figures show. The CSO’s Residential Property Price Index shows that house prices nationally were 0.5% higher in […]
Read MoreThe number of property transactions slowed dramatically in April, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. House prices also fell last month but are marginally ahead of where they were a year ago, the CSO figures show. The CSO’s Residential Property Price Index shows that house prices nationally were 0.5% higher in […]
Read MoreA new survey has found that just 12% of business leaders believe all staff will be back in their companies’ office/workspace once the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted, while 40% predict an equal mix of staff working in the office and remotely. 31% of bosses are either planning to downsize their office space or having it under consideration, […]
Read MoreA new survey has found that just 12% of business leaders believe all staff will be back in their companies’ office/workspace once the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted, while 40% predict an equal mix of staff working in the office and remotely. 31% of bosses are either planning to downsize their office space or having it under consideration, […]
Read MoreThe Central Bank has warned that the scale of the economic shock due to Covid-19 is “unprecedented” and will create pressure on the financial position of both borrowers and banks. Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said governments are facing “fantastic levels of uncertainty” over the future and warned that while the financial system is resilient, […]
Read MoreEuropean passenger car sales slumped in May but the drop was not as sharp as in the previous month because of an easing of restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, industry data showed today. In May, new car registrations dropped by 56.8% to 623,812 vehicles in the European Union, Britain and the European Free […]
Read MoreA new survey shows that 76% of Ireland’s chief financial officers expect a decrease in their company’s revenues and profits this year as a result of Covid-19. 28% of CFOs expect this decrease to be 25% or more, the latest PwC CFO Pulse survey shows. PwC said that fewer global companies – 20% – expect this […]
Read MoreThe draft Programme for Government includes details of a stimulus plan for the economy to be published in July. It also outlines the parameters of a National Economic Plan which will be published alongside Budget 2021. At that time, a “medium term roadmap” will be set out to plan a reduction in the budget […]
Read MoreThe draft Programme for Government includes details of a stimulus plan for the economy to be published in July. It also outlines the parameters of a National Economic Plan which will be published alongside Budget 2021. At that time, a “medium term roadmap” will be set out to plan a reduction in the budget […]
Read MoreThe head of the National Treasury Management Agency said he is not worried about the next four years from a borrowing perspective but that the state needs to prepare for the decade after that due to an increase in already high debt levels. “While addressing Covid-19 is today’s urgent priority, Ireland should prepare for dealing […]
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