Ireland

  • Nov 7, 2011
  • 6 min read

Rising energy costs jeopardise EU climate change goals

The Russia-Germany Nord Stream gas pipeline officially opens tomorrow. European energy prices are...

EU
  • Nov 1, 2011
  • 6 min read

Hawkish Draghi will stay ECB's course for now

Mario Draghi today takes over as ECB President. Draghi's first press conference will be on...

EU
  • Oct 24, 2011
  • 6 min read

EU 'solution' may set next stage for crisis

The first of this week's two EU summits took place yesterday. EU leaders, searching for a...

EU
  • Sep 14, 2011
  • 2 min read

BRICS eye increased influence amid OECD weakness

Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega yesterday said that he will on September 22 meet with...

International
  • Sep 13, 2011
  • 6 min read

Ireland's growth cannot outpace debt crisis

Rising exports and a return to current account surplus encouraged predictions earlier this year...

Ireland
  • Sep 9, 2011
  • 4 min read

G20 has limited scope to boost global growth

The OECD yesterday forecast that, excluding Japan, G7 economies would expand less than 1% on an...

International
  • Sep 1, 2011
  • 7 min read

European banks under strain as liquidity dries up

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on August 27 called for urgent recapitalisation of...

International
  • Aug 29, 2011
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the global economy in the fourth quarter

Despite pressure from higher inflation and policy tightening, emerging markets are still...

International