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The State has been criticised for offering micro finance loans at an interest rate of 4.5% at a time when the country can borrow on international markets at an interest rate of zero. Speaking before the Dáil Special Committee on Covid-19, the secretary general of the Department of Enterprise, Business and Innovation, Dr Orlaigh Quinn […]
Read MoreA plunge in household spending and investment pulled down euro zone gross domestic product in the first quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic struck. But the fall was slightly smaller than first estimated, the European Union’s statistics office said. Eurostat said GDP of the 19 countries sharing the euro contracted 3.6% quarter-on-quarter for a 3.1% year-on-year fall. […]
Read MoreA major expansion of the Trading Online Voucher Scheme to help small and micro enterprises to get online quickly has been announced today. The scheme is being expanded by €14.2m after the Local Enterprise Offices received three years’ worth of applications in three months following the outbreak of Covid-19 here. There were 1,218 applications for […]
Read MoreA major expansion of the Trading Online Voucher Scheme to help small and micro enterprises to get online quickly has been announced today. The scheme is being expanded by €14.2m after the Local Enterprise Offices received three years’ worth of applications in three months following the outbreak of Covid-19 here. There were 1,218 applications for […]
Read MoreThe National Treasury Management Agency has this morning started the sale of a new 10-year bond, its third so far this year via a syndicate of banks. A market source said the new bond could raise €4 billion to plug the country’s growing budget deficit. The NTMA has been tasked with raising €20-24 billion this […]
Read MoreThe National Treasury Management Agency has this morning started the sale of a new 10-year bond, its third so far this year via a syndicate of banks. A market source said the new bond could raise €4 billion to plug the country’s growing budget deficit. The NTMA has been tasked with raising €20-24 billion this […]
Read MoreThe Director of Consumer Protection with the Central Bank said new rules for licenced moneylenders will enhance and strengthen protections for customers of these services. Under the new measures, all advertisements for high cost loans with an APR over 23% must include “prominent warnings” and prompt consumers to consider alternatives. While the majority of the regulations will […]
Read MoreThousands more businesses across the country have opened their doors for the first time in nearly three months, as the second phase of the Government’s plan to get the economy moving again gets under way. All retailers with their own on-street entrances are allowed to resume in-person trade, but opening times and how they operate […]
Read MoreThousands more businesses across the country have opened their doors for the first time in nearly three months, as the second phase of the Government’s plan to get the economy moving again gets under way. All retailers with their own on-street entrances are allowed to resume in-person trade, but opening times and how they operate […]
Read MoreThousands more businesses across the country will begin opening their doors this morning for the first time in nearly three months, as the second phase of the Government’s plan to get the economy moving again gets under way. All retailers with their own on-street entrances can resume in-person trade, but opening times and how they […]
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