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# Household debt

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# Household debt
Irish households are the third most indebted in the EU
The Central Bank says this ranking is in spite of a significant decline in the ratio of household debt to disposable income.
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May 9th 2016, 4:54 PM
# Debt drawdown
Lending to small businesses is up for the first time in 18 months
Non financial corporations are pulling down more cash, but households are still borrowing less.
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Jun 30th 2014, 2:23 PM
# Iceland
Icelandic PM vows to ignore IMF's advice
Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson says he will ignore the IMF’s criticism of his government’s plans to reduce household debt following the country’s economic collapse.
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Jun 17th 2013, 7:00 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
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Apr 10th 2012, 8:07 PM
# Household debt
IMF: Allowing homes to restructure debt will solve crisis quicker
A new global report concludes that economic crises are worse if households accumulate more debt during a boom.
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Apr 10th 2012, 6:34 PM
# Debt
Honohan: Banks aren't solely to blame for state of the Irish economy
In a speech this evening, the governor of the Central Bank said living standards have fallen in Ireland by some 17 per cent since the peak of the boom.
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Mar 14th 2012, 7:36 PM
# Mortgages
Fianna Fáil backs mortgage forgiveness
The party is in favour of mortgage debt forgiveness – but says that the case of each household must be considered individually.
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Sep 13th 2011, 7:54 AM