China exports see surprise 3.5% jump in April, imports fall
China’s exports saw a shock 3.5% rise in April despite the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed ...
Read More Enterprise Ireland announces ‘repayable’ fund for SMEs
Enterprise Ireland has a Business Response Unit, and in these times, it has been busy. Over 1,000 businesses have engaged ...
Read More Grocery sales up by 17% amid coronavirus crisis
The latest retail data shows that 50% of households in Ireland bought baking supplies in recent weeks, with flour sales ...
Read More Covid-19 unemployment payment recipients rises to nearly 600,000
There are now 598,000 people dependent on the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, which is up 7,000 in the last week, ...
Read More Challenging times ahead as mortgage market looks set to be impacted by Covid-19 crisis
New figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show that a total of 8,728 new mortgages worth €1.996 billion were ...
Read More 23% of firms cease trading temporarily due to Covid-19 – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 23.3% of businesses have ceased trading temporarily since the outbreak of ...
Read More Irish economy well placed to rebound from Covid-19 – Davy
A new report from stockbrokers Davy said that while the outbreak of Covid-19 presents significant challenges, Ireland’s economy should prove to ...
Read More Energy consumption at home up as much as 20% since Covid-19 restrictions
Energy consumption in family homes is up between 11% and 20% as more people stay at home, according to a ...
Read More NTMA sells €750m of Treasury Bills in new auction
The National Treasury Management Agency today completed an auction of Irish Treasury Bills, selling the target amount of €750m. The ...
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