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France and Germany to propose €500bn EU recovery fund

France and Germany have agreed to propose creating a €500 billion Recovery Fund that would offer grants to European member states and regions hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis. In what French President Emmanuel Macron said was a “major step forward”, the two countries said they were also proposing to allow the European Commission to […]

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NAMA paid €5.65m in legal fees last year

Dublin-based legal firm McCann Fitzgerald last year received €1.54m in legal fees from the National Asset Management Agency. That is according to new figures provided by the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe in a written Dáil reply to Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett. In the figures provided by Mr Donohoe, NAMA last year […]

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35% of consumers shop online on a weekly basis – BPFI

31% of consumers are more likely to continue shopping online for clothes, toys and electronic goods after Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted, a survey conducted by Banking & Payment Federation Ireland shows. But one in five of those consumers who have shopped online for groceries, hardware and DIY or newspapers and magazines are less likely […]

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Call for increased retail supports ahead of reopening

The Chief Executive of Retail Excellence Ireland has called for increased government support for the sector, as up to 1,800 shops look to reopen next Monday. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, David Fitzsimons said that only 70% of staff are expected to return to work in the coming months, with his organisation predicting job losses […]

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Banks predict biggest ever fall in demand for loans due to Covid-19

Irish banks expect the “biggest ever decrease” in the demand for mortgages and consumer loans as a result of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.  That is one of the results from analysis of the quarterly Bank Lending Survey published by the Central Bank today.  The Central Bank said the fall in demand will be […]

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Residential property prices up 1% in March, before Covid-19 impact

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that residential property prices increased by 1% nationally in the year to March.  The CSO said this compares with an increase of 1% in the year to February and an increase of 3.8% the same time last year. Today’s figures lag a coronavirus-related collapse in housing transactions. […]

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US Fed chair warns of ‘extended period’ of weak growth, calls for additional fiscal spending

In a sober review of where the US economy stands on the cusp of its reopening, US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has warned of an “extended period” of weak growth and stagnant incomes, pledged to use more of the central bank’s power as needed, and issued a call for additional fiscal spending. “It will take […]

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Online retailers saw 60% rise in traffic last week

There was a dramatic increase in traffic for online retailers compared to pre-Covid levels in the last week, as stores remained shut and consumers enjoyed some retail therapy online. New data compiled by digital agency Wolfgang Digital found that between May 4 and 10, internet traffic rose by 60%, and online revenues were up 162%. […]

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40% more rental properties available compared to April 2019, report shows

Rents fell by 2.1% on average last month compared to March, reflecting the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. This represents the biggest monthly fall in rents since March 2009. The average monthly rent nationwide stood at €1,418 in the first quarter of 2020, the figures show. The latest Rental Report by Daft.ie also shows the number […]

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“Very likely” IMF will cut growth forecasts further

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said it was “very likely” the Fund would cut global growth forecasts further as the coronavirus pandemic was hitting many economies harder than previously projected. “Incoming data from many countries is worse than our already pessimistic projections,” Georgieva said during a webcast conference sponsored by the Financial Times. […]

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