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Almost two thirds of chief executives here believe that their companies will end up paying more tax as a result of policy changes to address rising debt levels arising from the pandemic. It’s one of the findings in PwC’s latest Irish and Global CEO survey. The company canvassed the views of over 5,000 company CEOs […]

Almost two thirds of chief executives here believe that their companies will end up paying more tax as a result of policy changes to address rising debt levels arising from the pandemic. It’s one of the findings in PwC’s latest Irish and Global CEO survey. The company canvassed the views of over 5,000 company CEOs […]

Applications for the €60m Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid-19 have opened today.  The SBASC scheme is in addition to the package the Government has put in place to help businesses and workers during the pandemic. These other supports include the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), the Covid Restrictions Support […]

Applications for the €60m Small Business Assistance Scheme for Covid-19 have opened today.  The SBASC scheme is in addition to the package the Government has put in place to help businesses and workers during the pandemic. These other supports include the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS), the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), the Covid Restrictions Support […]

A third of the world’s biggest banks still have no board members with professional technology experience, skills needed to help lenders make better decisions as they increase investments on IT, a new study by consultancy Accenture showed today.  Accenture analysed almost 2,000 directors at more than 100 large banks. It found that only 10% of […]

A third of the world’s biggest banks still have no board members with professional technology experience, skills needed to help lenders make better decisions as they increase investments on IT, a new study by consultancy Accenture showed today.  Accenture analysed almost 2,000 directors at more than 100 large banks. It found that only 10% of […]

Ireland continues to have the highest mortgage interest rates across the euro area in January, new figures from the Central Bank show.  The Central Bank said the average interest rate on new mortgages in Ireland stood at 2.79% in January, down 13 basis points on the same time last year. This compares to the euro […]

Ireland continues to have the highest mortgage interest rates across the euro area in January, new figures from the Central Bank show.  The Central Bank said the average interest rate on new mortgages in Ireland stood at 2.79% in January, down 13 basis points on the same time last year. This compares to the euro […]

71% of consumers say they will not feel comfortable shopping on their local high street until the Covid crisis is better controlled, according to a new survey. The research published by .IE, the company that manages Ireland’s country domain .ie, in partnership with Digital Business Ireland, shows that 23% will not feel comfortable until Covid-19 cases are […]

71% of consumers say they will not feel comfortable shopping on their local high street until the Covid crisis is better controlled, according to a new survey. The research published by .IE, the company that manages Ireland’s country domain .ie, in partnership with Digital Business Ireland, shows that 23% will not feel comfortable until Covid-19 cases are […]