Fall in mortgage approvals but market shows resilience
The number of new mortgage approvals in May was nearly 62% lower than the same month last year. According to ...
Read More IMF lowers 2020 growth forecasts again amid Covid-19 crisis
The International Monetary Fund has further lowered its forecasts for global economic growth this year. In its World Economic Outlook ...
Read More Global trade to shrink 18.5% in Q2, defying worst fears – WTO
Global trade is expected to drop around 18.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020 in a huge coronavirus-driven plunge ...
Read More Ibec calling for ‘dramatic intervention’ to save businesses
A Government fund aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises to reopen and rebuild – as the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions are ...
Read More Consumers spent €600 million using contactless payments in May
The impact of Covid-19 on how consumers are spending is recorded in the latest figures from the banking sector. In ...
Read More 50% of restaurants face closure without emergency grant aid package
A new report warns that up to 50% of restaurants in Ireland face closure unless an emergency grant aid package ...
Read More Crucial six months ahead for SME sector
Decisions taken in the next six months will impact the small and medium enterprise sector for the next five years, ...
Read More Numbers on Pandemic Unemployment Payment fall again
465,900 people are now receiving the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment – a drop of 32,800 over the last week. This ...
Read More Air freight rates head back to earth as virus-driven boom cools
An air cargo boom driven by demand for protective gear against the coronavirus has peaked. Rates, while still 50% above ...
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