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THE Government has raised €750m in a 10-year bond auction. According to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), the auction was completed at a yield of 0.817pc. Total bids received amounted to €1.774bn which was 2.4 times the amount on offer. Including today’s transaction, the NTMA has raised €4.75bn from its stated target range of […]

But despite strengthening of growth, North’s economy still lags the rest of the UK The North’s economy grew at its fastest pace in nine years during 2015 according to latest figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. The agency’s latest research shows the Northern Ireland growth rate was 1.4 per cent last year […]

Inaugural ‘Fintech Nation’ conference sees start-ups describing difficulties they face Start-ups working in the financial services sector have a greater trust credibility gap to overcome than most early-stage companies, delegates at a conference in Dublin were told on Thursday. Speaking at the inaugural ‘Fintech Nation’ event held in the Marker Hotel, Derek Butler, chief executive […]

Luxembourg-based parent H&F and members of the Duffy Family sell 23.5m shares Shareholders in Irish travel website Hostelworld have raised £61 million (€77m) after selling their stock. The company, which floated in November, said its Luxembourg-based parent H&F, and members of the Duffy Family, sold 23.5 million shares in Hostelword at a price of 260 […]

More people are chasing almost the same number of available jobs as a year ago, according to the latest employment monitor from recruitment firm Morgan McKinley. The availability of professional jobs remained almost constant at 37,171 in the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, while the number of professionals […]

The Dublin Port Company has paid an almost €11m dividend to the State as trade and profits surge at the semi-state business. The dividend for 2015 is almost 24pc more than was paid by Dublin Port in respect of 2014. Dublin Port Company chief executive Eamonn O’Reilly said that 2016 had started strongly, with the […]

The EU is unveiling new rules around multinationals, their taxes and revenues. Here’s what you need to know: 1 What is the EU asking companies to do? The EU wants multinationals to pay tax where they do business – and show it. That means revealing details on staff numbers, turnover, profits and tax bills for […]

European data privacy agencies may be set to reject a treaty between the EU and the US on data privacy, a move that could cost Irish companies dearly. According to leaked documents published by German data protection authorities, Europe’s most influential privacy regulators are to say that the so-called ‘Privacy Shield’ accord agreed by the […]

World markets struggled for direction on Monday, with renewed strength in the yen, government bonds and gold pointing to heightened caution among investors, but a sharp rebound in European stocks suggesting a pent-up appetite for risk. As the U.S. first quarter earnings season kicks off and G20 finance chiefs gear up for talks in Washington […]

A chronic lack of homes across the country means there are now fewer houses for sale than when the property market collapsed during the darkest days of the recession. And an analysis of recent trends in the residential market by property website Daft.ie shows the total number of properties for sale at any one time […]