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Retail sales rise before introduction of tighter restrictions

29th October 2020

Retail sales rose by 1.5 per cent in September boosted by car and DIY sales but several sectors, including bars, were still well behind pre-pandemic levels. The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) also predate the introduction of Level 5 restrictions, which has resulted in the closure of all non-essential retail. This is […]

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Rising infection numbers drag global stocks lower

29th October 2020

Stocks tumbled in the US and Europe as rising coronavirus infections and tougher lockdowns added to worries about the economic hit from the pandemic. The S&P 500 Index fell more than 2.5pc, headed for the biggest drop in seven weeks, amid a surge in Covid-19 hospitalisations, especially in the Midwest. Energy shares sank with oil […]

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Rising infection numbers drag global stocks lower

29th October 2020

Stocks tumbled in the US and Europe as rising coronavirus infections and tougher lockdowns added to worries about the economic hit from the pandemic. The S&P 500 Index fell more than 2.5pc, headed for the biggest drop in seven weeks, amid a surge in Covid-19 hospitalisations, especially in the Midwest. Energy shares sank with oil […]

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Disposable income in Ireland rose 28% between 2012 and 2019

28th October 2020

The average disposable income of Irish households rose by nearly 30 per cent between the financial crisis and last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The agency’s latest Survey on Income and Living Conditions shows the average after-tax income of households here stood at €53,118 in 2019. This is 28.3 per cent higher […]

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Over 11,000 customer accounts with Bank of Ireland remain on payment breaks

28th October 2020

Just over 11,000 Irish customer accounts with Bank of Ireland are currently on payment breaks, as Covid-19 continues to impact economic activity. The total value of these loans is €1.9bn. Of these, 6,400 are mortgage accounts. A further 2,800 belong to small and medium businesses, according to a third quarter update from the bank. Customer […]

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Ireland ranked top in Europe for startup financing

28th October 2020

Ireland is one of the best places in Europe for young companies to source investment, list on the stock market and access global capital, according to a new report by the Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME). The report, which is an annual benchmarking of key performance indicators for European capital markets, shows that […]

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Q3 mortgage approvals up by a third as mortgage market recovery continues

27th October 2020

There was a significant increase in mortgage approvals in September, but the value of mortgages drawn down in the latest quarter was still down significantly on the same period last year. That is according to the latest figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland, which show that first time buyers still account for the bulk of […]

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Q3 mortgage approvals up by a third as mortgage market recovery continues

27th October 2020

There was a significant increase in mortgage approvals in September, but the value of mortgages drawn down in the latest quarter was still down significantly on the same period last year. That is according to the latest figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland, which show that first time buyers still account for the bulk of […]

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Accountants plead with Johnson for NI customs solution

27th October 2020

Tax practitioners have written to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently seek some temporary mechanism to ease custom disruption between Ireland and Northern Ireland at the start of next year. Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), which represents accountants on both sides of the Irish border, said that every option possible must now be considered given […]

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Accountants plead with Johnson for NI customs solution

27th October 2020

Tax practitioners have written to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently seek some temporary mechanism to ease custom disruption between Ireland and Northern Ireland at the start of next year. Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), which represents accountants on both sides of the Irish border, said that every option possible must now be considered given […]

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