Diversity report shows more women in senior management roles
A survey of businesses that signed up to a pledge to improve diversity and inclusion in their workplaces has found higher levels of female participation at senior and executive levels ...
Read More European Parliament to vote on money laundering law
New laws to tackle money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion are due to be voted on by the European Parliament. The proposed legislation would place increased surveillance on professional ...
Read More Covid supports stabilised labour market but inequality persists – study
Employment and social welfare supports during the Covid pandemic helped to stabilise the labour market but inequalities persist, according to a new study from the Irish Human Rights and Equality ...
Read More Consumers want to make ‘green’ choices but cost dominates – survey
Consumers want to make sustainable choices but cost and other practicalities take priority, new research shows. The survey of 1,000 people from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) looks at ...
Read More ECB governors stick to plan for multiple rate cuts despite global headwinds
European Central Bank officials are sticking to plans to cut interest rates multiple times this year, even as higher US inflation delays a pivot to looser policy by the US ...
Read More Wholesale electricity prices 40% lower in March on last year
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that wholesale electricity were 40.3% lower in March of this year compared to the same time last year. The CSO said that ...
Read More Waiver on development levies to be extended – Harris
Taoiseach Simon Harris said today there is capacity to build 60,000 homes a year and there is a need to continue the supply of new homes. Speaking on Today with ...
Read More Government recorded surplus of €8.3 billion last year – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the general government balance showed a surplus of €8.3 billion or 1.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023. This marked ...
Read More ECB’s Lagarde says inflation more likely to ease but risks both way
Euro zone inflation is likely to decline further and the European Central Bank may cut interest rates if its long-standing price growth criteria are met, ECB President Christine Lagarde said ...
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