Nearly 140 governments agree to launch rewrite of international tax rules
Nearly 140 governments have agreed to launch a rewrite of decades-old cross-border tax rules for the digital age over the coming months, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation said after talks this ...
Read More First time buyers continue to drive mortgage market
First time buyer activity continued to drive the mortgage market in the final three months of last year, new figures from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland show. A total ...
Read More Stocks recover from coronavirus scares
European stock markets rebounded on Tuesday, having lost ground in recent sessions due to fears of the impact of China’s coronavirus outbreak. Banks and luxury goods companies led the recovery, ...
Read More Construction sector under Celtic Tiger levels of pressure – report
The construction sector is under Celtic Tiger levels of pressure and is in danger of overheating, according to a new report from construction consultants Mitchell McDermott. The report says 30,000 ...
Read More Dublin world’s 17th most congested city – report
A new report shows that Dublin is the 17th most congested city in the world, with motorists spending an average of eight days and 21 hours sitting in peak traffic ...
Read More Retail sales rebound in December – CSO
The volume of retail sales increased by 5.8% on an annual basis in December compared to annual growth of 1.4% in November, the Central Statistics Office said today. Today’s figures ...
Read More EU says member states can ban or restrict high-risk suppliers from their 5G networks
EU countries including Ireland can restrict or ban high-risk 5G vendors from core parts of their telecoms networks, according to new EU guidelines published today. The move is likely to ...
Read More Mortgage arrears fall again in third quarter – Central Bank
New figures from the Central Bank show that the number of homeowners in arrears for more than three months fell to a nine-year-low of 5.9% in the third quarter from ...
Read More Monthly retail sales sink by 3.3% in November – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that annual growth in retail sales volumes slowed to 1.4% in November from growth of almost 4% in the previous two months. ...
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