NCB index shows sharp rise in manufacturing new orders
IRISH MANUFACTURING continued to build on a strong start to the year, with output and employment growing in February and new orders rising at the sharpest pace in 11 years.
German optimism on economy surges
EUROPEAN CONFIDENCE in the economic outlook improved more than economists forecast to the highest in 3½ years in February, led by surging optimism in Germany.
Ireland »
- Exchequer figures show tax revenues ahead of 2010
Tax revenues for the first two months of 2011 are running more than €100 million ahead of last year, new data from the Department of Finance shows.
- Live Register figures fall again
The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has fallen for the second month running.
Europe »
- Trying to get a fix on when happiness counts
LONDON BRIEFING: ECONOMIC GROWTH is not the only way to measure a nation’s prosperity.
- European document backs 'pact'
Euro zone countries should pass special national legislation to safeguard the health of their public finances, as suggested by Germany and France, a document prepared for discussions of euro zone leaders showed.
World »
Time to lay the raging bull to rest?
The time has come to ensure the next generation has as much as the last, to change social norms that destroyed the financial system, and to make greed and excess socially unacceptable once more, writes DIANE COYLE
Libyan turmoil set to hold oil price high into second quarter
LIBYA’S ESCALATING violence represents the biggest threat to global oil supply since the invasion of Iraq eight years ago as political unrest sweeping the Middle East centres on an Opec (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) exporter.
Public finances »
- Budget warnings were 'overruled' by ministers
The Department of Finance provided repeated warnings to the Ahern governments about the risks involved in running pro-cyclical budgetary policy during the boom years, a report published today revealed.
- Removal of property tax reliefs deferred pending assessment
THE GOVERNMENT has delayed plans to phase out a batch of controversial property tax reliefs following intense lobbying from a range of property and taxation interests.
Employment »
- Newry firm to create 359 new jobs
A technology firm based in Newry is to create over 350 new jobs, it was announced today.
- FG to focus on high-tech jobs
Fine Gael plans to extend tax reliefs and create a "digital docklands" as part of its bid to turn Ireland into a hub for computer game firms.
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The Irish Times Tech 50 »
The main movers this week in The Irish Times Tech 50, a ranking of Ireland's highest-potential technology companies, produced in association with YouNoodle For the full table click here.