Housing construction activity sees first slowdown since 2013
Activity in the construction sector declined for the third month in a row, the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index from Ulster Bank shows. Ulster Bank’s Construction PMI showed a reading of ...
Read More New car sales speed up by 1.8% in November – CSO
The number of new private cars licensed for the first time rose by 1.8% in November, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show. The CSO said that a total ...
Read More NTMA says it will borrow less next year
The National Treasury Management Agency said it plans to borrow between €10 billion and €14 billion in 2020, down from a target range of €14-18 billion last year. The NTMA ...
Read More Euro zone growth curbed by trade, retail sales slowdown
The euro zone economy grew at a modest pace in the third quarter with a negative impact from trade, while retail sales fell at their sharpest rate this year in ...
Read More Republic likely to be in firing line as EU to consider tougher tax haven listing
A group of European Union countries is calling for the bloc to cast a wider net when listing tax havens and to consider imposing stricter sanctions for countries facilitating tax avoidance, according ...
Read More Changes to flat-rate expense regime pushed out to 2021
Changes to the flat-rate expenses regime have been pushed out to 2021 as the State’s tax collector awaits results of a review by the Department of Finance. Flat-rate expenses are those ...
Read More EU agrees steps towards tighter money-laundering supervision
European Union finance ministers today backed plans for greater powers to combat money laundering after a series of revelations about large amounts of dirty money flowing through European banks. The ...
Read More Minister to discuss US tariffs on Irish goods
The Minister of State for European Affairs, Helen McEntee, will discuss the imposition of US tariffs on Irish goods at a series of meetings in Washington this week. She is ...
Read More Euro zone growth curbed by trade, retail sales slowdown
The euro zone economy grew at a modest pace in the third quarter with a negative impact from trade, while retail sales fell at their sharpest rate this year in ...
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