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# Economics

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# Economics
There are now 110,000 dollar millionaires in Ireland thanks to rising house prices
The state had one of the largest gains in household worth worldwide in the past year, a new report says.
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Nov 23rd 2016, 8:34 AM
# household survey
Employment hits a post-crash high amid some 'worrying signs' for Ireland's ongoing recovery
More people are joining the workforce as the number in jobs tops 2 million.
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Nov 22nd 2016, 12:37 PM
# Work
Employment hits a post-crash high amid some 'worrying signs' for Ireland's ongoing recovery
More people are joining the workforce as the number in jobs tops 2 million.
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Nov 22nd 2016, 12:10 PM
# Policy
Trump's economic advisor says 'a level playing field' will deter US firms from moving to Ireland
The president-elect hopes to slash business taxes within his first 100 days in office.
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Nov 11th 2016, 10:40 AM
# Economics
'They're outsmarting us' - The new US president's take on Irish business
The property mogul-turned-politician has taken a strong interest in the Emerald Isle in recent years.
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Nov 9th 2016, 4:34 PM
# Policy
What President Trump means for Irish businesses and the economy
The Donald is pledging to slash US corporate tax, which is likely to be bad news for Ireland.
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Nov 9th 2016, 1:14 PM
# Policy
What President Trump means for Irish businesses and the economy
The Donald is pledging to slash US corporate tax, which is likely to be bad news for Ireland.
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Nov 9th 2016, 11:59 AM
# Economics
'We don't allow any politicians at Kilkenomics - that's a principle I drew up on day one'
Co-founder Richard Cook reveals his secrets to running a successful festival.
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Nov 6th 2016, 4:00 PM
# Economics
The British economy is holding up in the face of Brexit - for now
Official figures show Ireland’s near neighbour has delivered better-than-expected growth.
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Oct 27th 2016, 12:30 PM
# Work
Most Irish companies are planning to deliver pay rises in 2017
Just under three-quarters of businesses expect to pay staff more, according to an Ibec survey.
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Oct 27th 2016, 1:00 AM
# Policy
The Dublin commuter counties have the highest bankruptcy rates in Ireland
Kildare had the largest share, per person, in the country.
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Oct 17th 2016, 9:19 PM
# Policy
The Dublin commuter counties have the highest bankruptcy rates in Ireland
Kildare had the largest share, per person, in the country.
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Oct 17th 2016, 5:26 PM
# offshore shell games
US firms are keeping billions in offshore 'tax havens' - and Ireland is high on the list
The biggest US companies, many with offshoots here, booked a reported $2.5 trillion overseas profits in 2015.
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Oct 15th 2016, 2:53 PM
# Policy
US firms are keeping billions in offshore 'tax havens' - and Ireland is high on the list
The biggest US companies, many with offshoots here, booked a reported $2.5 trillion overseas profits in 2015.
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Oct 15th 2016, 6:00 AM
Voices
Who was this Budget for? Big business, landlords and property developers
It is summed up by the fact that while TDs will benefit by more than €50 a week, young unemployed people will get a miserly €2.70, writes AAA-PBP TD Paul Murphy.
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Oct 12th 2016, 7:00 AM
# Finance
Your crash course in... How a troubled German bank could become the next Lehman Brothers
Deutsche Bank’s share price hit a record low after it was slapped with a multimillion-dollar fine.
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Oct 8th 2016, 6:30 AM
# Finance
The pound has hit a new 31-year low as traders warn 'we haven't seen the bottom yet'
The flash crash was apparently fueled by the French president demanding tough Brexit negotiations.
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Oct 7th 2016, 10:00 AM
# Finance
Your crash course in... How a troubled German bank could become the next Lehman Brothers
Deutsche Bank’s share price hit a record low after it was slapped with a multimillion-dollar fine.
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Oct 6th 2016, 4:30 PM
# Economics
Almost none of the country's big native companies are from the west of Ireland
The study from Investec showed that the vast majority of large indigenous firms are based in the capital.
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Oct 4th 2016, 12:22 PM
# Economics
'Hard Brexit' fears have pushed the pound to multi-year lows
The British government wants to start the EU exit process within six months.
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Oct 4th 2016, 11:47 AM
# rotten apple?
"The government needs its head examined" - should Ireland really throw €13 billion back in the EU's face?
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan insists he will appeal the €13 billion Irish tax bill handed down to Apple by the European Commission.
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Aug 31st 2016, 6:05 AM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Is Ireland actually the world's "most globalised" country?
FactCheck looks into a claim that has been doing the rounds online in recent days.
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Aug 30th 2016, 8:03 PM
# trolling
Zidane brushes aside Pique's Champions League jibe
The defender indicated Real Madrid were the beneficiaries of a fortuitous draw.
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Aug 26th 2016, 6:51 PM
# Fallout
Of all EU countries, Ireland will feel negative impact of Brexit the most (for up to 5 years)
A German think tank survey has found that Ireland will be impacted in both the short-term and long-term.
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Aug 9th 2016, 4:03 PM
# brexit chill
Brexit wounds: Ireland's strong growth 'set to slow by end of next year'
Goodbody’s chief economist Dermot O’Leary said the outlook for the Irish economy is “unusually clouded”.
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Aug 3rd 2016, 8:05 AM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Is it cheaper for the State to build houses directly than to use the private sector?
FactCheck examines a big claim on one of the major issues of the day.
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Jul 24th 2016, 7:30 PM
# budget 2016
The government's financial advisers are totally cool with plans to spend an extra €1.5 billion
They’re generally not this relaxed.
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Sep 17th 2015, 8:31 AM
# merkel money
EU countries have posted a big surplus thanks mostly to one nation...
…And that’s probably not a good thing for the poor eurozone.
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Oct 30th 2014, 1:35 PM
# over-achiever
Check out the CV of the guy who just won the Nobel Prize for Economics
It’s fair to say he’s “accomplished.”
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Oct 13th 2014, 12:46 PM
# Noonanomics
Noonan: Economy will grow even more than we thought this year - but austerity isn't over
There’s more positive economic news out today.
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Sep 18th 2014, 6:31 PM
# lasting harm
Child sex abuse survivors far more likely to be disabled, poor and live alone in later life
Even when you take into account mental illness.
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Aug 15th 2014, 7:00 AM
# man v horse
The Tour de France v the Epsom Derby: how the increase in speed compares
Economist Robbie Butler has the graph paper out again.
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Jul 24th 2014, 3:49 PM
# piketty mania
Electric Piketty: The economist 650 people came to see
He wrote one of the most influential books so far this century – but can he keep a room full of Dubliners awake?
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Jun 21st 2014, 5:30 PM
# Verdict
The world's most famous economist thinks the property tax is unfair*
*But only if you’re in negative equity.
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Jun 21st 2014, 7:30 AM
# finding solutions
Ireland is split between people who have good jobs – and people who don’t
Ireland is ‘divided between people with good jobs – and those without them’, an economic expert says.
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Jun 20th 2014, 7:50 AM
# Case Study
Fine Gael say Sinn Féin's economics were 'disastrous' in France. Were they? Here are the facts...
‘Wealth tax’, ‘higher income tax rate’, Hollande tried that didn’t he? Well sort of…
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Jun 15th 2014, 8:16 AM
# baconomics
Where does Ireland sit on the international Club Sandwich Index?
Yes, it’s a real thing.
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May 13th 2014, 9:58 AM
# representin'
"The crisis has exacted a huge toll on the Irish people" - President Higgins is critical of economic teaching
Higgins told the University of Chicago that economic teaching has become separated from philosophical thought.
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May 12th 2014, 6:38 PM
# Budget
Now is not the time to ease off on austerity, says new report
Investment is up, but Goodbody stockbrokers say that now is not the time to ease off on austerity.
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Apr 15th 2014, 8:25 AM
# energy flow
This gas pipeline map shows why Ukraine crisis affects all of Europe
Apart from the obvious fear of international violence.
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Mar 4th 2014, 1:17 PM
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