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The European Central Bank took a further step today towards launching a digital version of the euro that would let people in the 20 countries that share the single currency make electronic payments free of charge and securely. “The next phase of the digital euro project – the preparation phase – will start on 1 […]

A report on Global Food Security will be presented to the UAE ambassador to Ireland by DCU’s Centre for Religion, Human Values and International Relations ahead of COP 28. The United Nations annual climate change conference, also known as the ‘Conference of the Parties’ or ‘COP’, brings together world leaders, ministers and negotiators to agree […]

Events marking the 17th National Women’s Enterprise Day are taking place around the country today. The Local Enterprise Office-led initiative aims to celebrate female entrepreneurs and female-led start-ups, while also encouraging others to pursue their own business ideas. It comes on the back of a sustained focus on encouraging female entrepreneurs by LEOs, as well […]

Ireland’s pension system has improved slightly in the past year when compared with global peers, a new index has found. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index ranked Ireland’s retirement income system in 13th place, up one spot from a year earlier. It follows a modest increase in its index score, from 70 last year […]

At the moment our economy – and really the global economy – is largely linear. That means that we tend to have a straight line from raw materials being pulled out of the ground, made into a product, bought and used by consumers, and then ultimately dumped. Then the cycle starts again with some new […]

At the moment our economy – and really the global economy – is largely linear. That means that we tend to have a straight line from raw materials being pulled out of the ground, made into a product, bought and used by consumers, and then ultimately dumped. Then the cycle starts again with some new […]

The number of professional job vacancies dropped by 2% between July and September, when compared to the previous three months. August was the strongest month of the period, with September recording a 16.7% decline in job opportunities as firms re-evaluated hiring needs, seasonal variations and continued economic uncertainties, according to the Morgan McKinley Quarterly Employment […]

Exports from Ireland dropped by 17% in August, driven by falls in sales of chemicals and related products, as well as electrical machinery, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show. In total €16 billion of goods left the country during the month, down €3.3 billion on August of last year. The biggest decline was […]

Grocery price inflation in the Irish market has fallen to a five month low, but prices are still going up steeply. That is according to the latest figures from data consultancy Kantar, which says grocery inflation here was 10.5% in the 12 weeks up to October 1. That rate is down on the previous period […]

Ireland’s pension system has improved slightly in the past year when compared with global peers, a new index has found. The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index ranked Ireland’s retirement income system in 13th place, up one spot from a year earlier. It follows a modest increase in its index score, from 70 last year […]