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# Back from the edge
2013 the 'turning point' for domestic economy, says IBEC
The employers group has a cheery outlook for 2013 – predicting that the public will become as optimistic as outsiders.
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Jan 21st 2013, 6:45 AM
# Eurozone
Falling growth means Eurozone is back in recession
Hadn’t you noticed? Eurozone GDP fell by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2012.
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Nov 15th 2012, 12:36 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here’s nine things to know this morning…
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Nov 15th 2012, 8:27 AM
Voices
Interview: 'There will be mass defaults, I guarantee it' - David McWilliams
The time to take action on tracker mortgages is now or we will see another wave of mortgage defaults says economist David McWilliams.
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Oct 31st 2012, 7:00 AM
# Ireland
Inflation low but prices high in Ireland
The Central Statistics Office figures on Ireland’s progress from 2007 – 2011 give an insight into the latest updates on health, employment, divorce and poverty.
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Oct 10th 2012, 12:24 PM
# IMF
IMF: Irish economy to grow but unemployment will remain high in 2013
The International Monetary Fund has warned of a global economic slowdown in its latest World Economic Outlook which notes our own “bumpy recovery”.
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Oct 9th 2012, 7:54 AM
# tax the rich
France introduces 75 per cent income tax rate for millionaires
France unveiled the toughest package of tax rises and spending cuts ever seen in the country during an economic downturn.
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Sep 28th 2012, 1:19 PM
# economic letter
Central Bank publishes letter on Fiscal Compact - Ireland on track for 2020
The letter states that, despite ‘many uncertainties’, the date of 2020 remains achievable.
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Sep 25th 2012, 12:06 PM
Voices
Column: Moaning about allowances lets us ignore Ireland’s real problems
Public sector allowances are small fry – but the media storm is a distraction from the real bad news, writes Michael Taft.
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Sep 25th 2012, 7:30 AM
# medal table
GDP indicates where your country ends up on medal table
But there are big under, and overachievers. Way to go Jamaica and a few others.
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Aug 10th 2012, 6:19 PM
# George Osborne
UK in worst double dip recession for 50 years
Britain’s economic output collapsed by 0.7 per cent, far more than analysts expected.
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Jul 25th 2012, 11:06 AM
# GDP
Irish GDP per head fourth highest in Europe
Ireland’s GDP per head of population was 27 per cent above the EU average in 2011.
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Jun 20th 2012, 7:59 PM
# World Bank
Poorer nations facing 'tougher times' as China slows
World Bank warns that African economies may face a more difficult future as the Chinese economy begins to slow.
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Jun 13th 2012, 12:50 PM
Voices
Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.
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May 23rd 2012, 1:00 PM
# As You Were
Eurozone GDP unchanged in the first quarter of 2012
Modest growth in the likes of Germany is offset by falls in other large countries like Italy; France is also perfectly flat.
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May 15th 2012, 11:17 AM
# Mini-Budget
Minister to reveal on Monday whether mini-Budget is needed
The next Stability Programme Update is due out next Monday – but Michael Noonan remains insistent that we’ll meet our targets.
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Apr 25th 2012, 12:47 PM
# Mini-Budget
Budget body says Ireland could need €400m mini-budget
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says the Budget’s projections for economic growth may have been too ambitious.
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Apr 3rd 2012, 11:44 AM
# Recession
Recession returns as Ireland's economic output falls again
Irish economic output has declined for two successive quarters – meaning Ireland is technically back into a recession.
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Mar 22nd 2012, 12:14 PM
# Mini Budget
Ireland will outperform eurozone despite dip in exports - Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank also says we could be presented with the need for a mini-Budget, but advises against introducing one.
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Mar 9th 2012, 2:26 PM
# Eurozone
Eurozone growth revised downwards to 1.4% in 2011
Eurozone GDP contracted by 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2011 – in comparison to a 0.7 per cent rise during the same period last year.
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Mar 6th 2012, 2:00 PM
# Eurozone
Eurozone in 'mild recession with signs of stabilisation'
The European Commission says that economic recovery in the eurozone will be sluggish for the first half of the year before a modest pick-up occurs.
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Feb 24th 2012, 3:40 PM
# Economy
ESRI: Austerity is working - and there are few other alternatives
In a report published today, the think-tank forecast that Ireland’s economy will grow by 0.9 per cent this year.
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Feb 24th 2012, 8:39 AM
# Eurozone
Eurozone economy shrinks for first time since 2009
Data published by the EU’s statistics body shows that the European economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in Q4 of 2011.
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Feb 15th 2012, 12:14 PM
# Growth
Slowing exports sees Central Bank slash growth forecast for 2012
Uh-oh.
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Feb 2nd 2012, 12:01 PM
# France
France cuts 2012 growth forecast to 0.5 per cent
The second largest economy in the eurozone has halved its growth projections for 2012 – but insists that it will return to growth next year.
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Jan 30th 2012, 5:46 PM
# Fail
Dublin falls from 12th to 198th in study of major world cities
The only cities which did worse than Dublin in the study of 200 cities were Lisbon and Athens.
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Jan 30th 2012, 12:36 PM
# Growth
IBEC downgrades growth forecast amid ‘challenging’ conditions
The business group believes the economy will not live up to Department of Finance predictions this year.
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Jan 30th 2012, 7:10 AM
# Unexpected
Katie Price urges closer EU fiscal union but warns against quantitative easing
The glamour model said that her Twitter account had not been hacked as she gave her take on world economic affairs this afternoon.
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Jan 22nd 2012, 5:07 PM
# David Cameron
Latest draft of EU deal raises further questions of Irish referendum
Even if Ireland does not need a referendum on ratifying the deal this year, one may be required later in the decade.
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Jan 11th 2012, 10:30 PM
Voices
Column: Ireland faces a decade of austerity – so let’s not waste it
Economists tell us we’ve got ten years of financial difficulty – so do we want to buckle under, or use this opportunity to reshape Ireland? Aaron McKenna writes.
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Jan 5th 2012, 7:20 AM
# recession nua
We're heading for a recession... oh, no we're not?
Ireland definitely experienced a downturn from July to September – but is that a trend we can ‘look forward’ to in the medium-term?
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Dec 17th 2011, 12:01 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Dec 16th 2011, 4:50 PM
# fiscal compact
Draft EU deal could commit Ireland to austerity for a decade
The first draft of the agreement reached last week could force Ireland to take billions more out of each Budget for years.
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Dec 16th 2011, 4:38 PM
# Irish Economy
Irish economy shrank by 1.9 per cent in third quarter
Striking new figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the economy took a major hit between July and September.
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Dec 16th 2011, 11:11 AM
# growth forecast
Ireland faces another Great Depression, warns ESRI economist
The dire forecast came as the think tank significantly reduced its economic predictions for Ireland in 2012.
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Nov 30th 2011, 7:49 AM
# Eurozone
'Don't laugh': Romania still wants to join the euro
President Traian Basescu has insisted that his country is committed to fulfilling the entry criteria for the single currency by 2015.
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Nov 11th 2011, 8:09 AM
# USA! USA! USA!
Shares continue rally after US records 2.5 per cent GDP growth
The US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2011 – averting the risk of a second recession.
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Oct 27th 2011, 3:13 PM
# OECD
OECD report says Ireland is "coming out of the crisis"
The OECD’s Economic Survey says that while challenges remain, Ireland’s long-term prospects are better than other countries.
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Oct 14th 2011, 3:01 PM
# Predictions
Central Bank revises down economic expectations for 2012
Good news: GDP is to expand by more than expected this year. Bad news: GDP is to grow by less than expected next year.
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Oct 4th 2011, 11:05 AM
# World Economy
IMF lowers forecasts for world economic growth
But in its latest World Economic Outlook it has left its projections for Ireland unchanged.
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Sep 20th 2011, 6:23 PM
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