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Irish economy to shrink by between 0.4% and 1.1% this year, says Central Bank

Oct 6th 2020, 6:00 AM 11,615 3

#ECONOMIC FORECAST
KBC Bank fined €18.3 million by the Central Bank over tracker mortgage scandal

Updated Sep 24th 2020, 12:35 PM 36,590 42

#THE BANKS
Irish household finances more resilient than before the last recession, says Central Bank

Sep 22nd 2020, 2:15 PM 15,174 19

#WEALTH INEQUALITY
Irish regulator finds 'majority' of home and car insurers charged different prices to customers with similar risk

Sep 9th 2020, 12:02 PM 45,964 89

#INSURANCE PREMIUMS
Bank of Ireland fined €1.6 million by Central Bank following cyberfraud investigation

Jul 28th 2020, 1:13 PM 17,538 20

#FRAUD
'We must solve these problems now': Plans to help families at risk of home repossession post-Covid criticised

Jul 20th 2020, 6:10 AM 11,514 12

#REPOSSESSIONS
Central Bank 'made clear' expectations for bank transparency about mortgage breaks, governor says

Jul 12th 2020, 2:28 PM 15,300 39

#PAYMENTS
Explainer: Why Irish banks are being accused of 'profiteering from the pandemic'

Jul 9th 2020, 2:26 PM 20,436 46

#THE BANKS
Central Bank 'determined' to avoid 'tracker mortgage scandal Mark II' over Covid insurance payouts

Jul 7th 2020, 11:39 AM 20,197 14

#CENTRAL BANK
Explainer: Why there's likely to be a lot of liquidations and corporate insolvencies in the near future

Jul 5th 2020, 8:30 AM 39,812 19

#COVID-19 AND BUSINESS
Central Bank: Early signs of recovery are visible but Ireland's economic future remains uncertain

Jul 3rd 2020, 12:10 AM 17,797 19

#ECONOMIC FORECAST
Almost 4,000 mortgage accounts fell into arrears in Q1 of this year, figures from the Central Bank show

Jun 23rd 2020, 3:50 PM 12,674 11

#COVID19
Covid-19 poses 'unprecedented' test of Irish economy, warns Central Bank Governor

Jun 16th 2020, 2:32 PM 10,731 9

#GABRIEL MAKHLOUF
Money being spent on credit and debit cards is almost back to pre-Covid levels

Jun 16th 2020, 10:33 AM 13,543 21

#CENTRAL BANK
New Central Bank rules mean moneylenders must place warnings on high interest loans

Jun 8th 2020, 4:55 PM 9,878 11

#CENTRAL BANK
We're spending far less on a lot of things - except groceries - during the Covid-19 pandemic

Apr 30th 2020, 4:44 PM 22,315 29

#CARD SPENDING
We've been using bank cards a lot less (and cash even less than that) during the Covid-19 crisis

Apr 15th 2020, 2:22 PM 23,566 46

#CENTRAL BANK
So-called vulture funds and non-bank lenders to allow three-month mortgage break over Covid-19 outbreak

Mar 19th 2020, 6:58 PM 23,765 41

#CENTRAL BANK
Irish economic growth expected to slow even with Brexit trade deal, says Central Bank

Feb 12th 2020, 10:35 AM 14,063 27

#ECONOMY
Capital power: why fintech companies are looking to Dublin in the e-money licence quest

Jan 29th 2020, 8:19 PM 340 0

#FUTURE OF FINANCE
The cost of buying a home in Ireland has flatlined - the average price for a house is now €267,000

Jan 2nd 2020, 8:00 AM 36,901 37

#HOUSE PRICES
FactCheck: Has car insurance really gotten cheaper since 2016?

Dec 23rd 2019, 8:00 AM 21,384 40

#FACTCHECK
'Greedy insurance industry' has spun a false narrative to maximise profits, Dáil hears

Updated Dec 17th 2019, 7:49 PM 22,492 63

#INSURANCE COSTS
Pearse Doherty: Damning Central Bank report reveals an insurance industry that prizes profit above its customers

Dec 16th 2019, 8:20 PM 25,036 62

#OPINION
Cost of car insurance rises by 42% despite an overall reduction in number of claims

Dec 16th 2019, 12:37 PM 34,452 105

#PREMIUM RATES
Central Bank keeps 10% minimum deposit rule for first time buyers for 2020

Dec 4th 2019, 2:39 PM 19,463 56

#FIRST TIME BUYERS
A €15 silver coin has been minted by the Central Bank in tribute to Phil Lynott

Nov 26th 2019, 2:08 PM 35,090 28

#STERLING WORK
Any form of Brexit will be damaging for Ireland, new Central Bank chief warns

Nov 20th 2019, 1:42 PM 9,856 32

#FIRST SPEECH
Calls for head of KBC group to apologise after comments about 'annoying' tracker mortgage scandal

Updated Nov 15th 2019, 11:14 AM 26,083 88

#JOHAN THIJS
Insurers must give customers information on previous year premiums, Central Bank rules

Nov 1st 2019, 6:00 AM 15,376 30

#CENTRAL BANK
The consumer cost of a no-deal Brexit: Grocery prices at risk of rising

Oct 11th 2019, 8:02 AM 16,961 28

#CENTRAL BANK FORECAST
'There's no excuse': Central Bank says some insurance firms not prepared for no-deal Brexit

Sep 27th 2019, 11:44 AM 10,769 15

#BREXIT
Ireland's corporation tax revenue may not prove 'sustainable', warn Central Bank economists

Sep 23rd 2019, 12:15 PM 12,700 50

#FINANCES
Central Bank gets the green light for €300,000 sculpture by acclaimed Irish artist

Sep 7th 2019, 10:00 AM 19,761 85

#EVA ROTHSCHILD
Central Bank tells government to save rather than spend windfalls to help buffer Ireland against future downturns

Aug 28th 2019, 6:42 PM 11,701 38

#WATCH THE PENNIES
Explainer: Why is there controversy over the new Central Bank governor?

Aug 10th 2019, 8:30 PM 15,783 11

#GABRIEL MAKHLOUF
Incoming Central Bank boss tells Donohoe he could have described NZ controversy 'more clearly'

Aug 7th 2019, 9:48 PM 13,437 20

#GABRIEL MAKHLOUF
Central Bank's dire no-deal Brexit warning: 34,000 fewer jobs by the end of 2020

Jul 31st 2019, 6:20 AM 13,497 19

#NO DEAL
Acting Central Bank governor says bankers' pay caps 'may limit the pool of candidates for senior positions'

Jul 22nd 2019, 9:10 PM 11,777 61

#BANKS
Banks offer average of €194,000 to people who lost homes due to tracker mortgage scandal

Jul 16th 2019, 11:00 AM 66,711 83

#TRACKER MORTGAGE