Economic Growth
# economic-growth - Thursday 21 March, 2013
CSO figures indicate economic growth of 0.9 per cent in 2012
The fourth quarter of last year showed almost no change in GDP compared with 2011 while GNP declined by 0.8 per cent in Q4.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Criminal records, job creation and childhood poverty
All of that, and the Seanad gets to reform the Dáil… here’s what’s happening today in Leinster House.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Eurozone sinks further into recession in last quarter of 2012
Figures from Eurostat confirm initial estimates in February that the eurozone economy shrank by 0.6 per cent in Q4 of 2012 with the EU shrinking by 0.5 per cent.
# economic-growth - Thursday 31 January, 2013
ESRI predicts economic growth and fall in unemployment in 2013
The ESRI said the driving force behind the reduction in unemployment is ongoing net emigration.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Irish economy grows by 0.2 per cent in third quarter
That might not sound like much, but the eurozone as a whole shrank by 0.1 per cent in the same period.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
Column: We believe economic growth can save us… but can it?
Our blind faith in growing the economy may be ignoring some important facts, writes Dermot McNally.
# economic-growth - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Falling growth means Eurozone is back in recession
Hadn’t you noticed? Eurozone GDP fell by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2012.
Growth forecast for this year raised, but next year’s lowered
Mixed news from the government’s medium-term fiscal statement released yesterday.
# economic-growth - Friday 26 October, 2012
40 new jobs for Kepak in Cork
In addition to the 60 jobs already filled, Kepak will create 100 new jobs in a 12 month period.
# economic-growth - Monday 22 October, 2012
IBEC demands ‘pro-jobs Budget’ as forecast for 2013 is lowered
The business group says plans to increase PRSI or make employers cover sick will hamper job creation.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 25 September, 2012
Column: Moaning about allowances lets us ignore Ireland’s real problems
Public sector allowances are small fry – but the media storm is a distraction from the real bad news, writes Michael Taft.
# economic-growth - Friday 21 September, 2012
Think-tank says Irish economy is ‘bouncing along the bottom’
The ESRI’s latest economic forecast says Ireland’s economy will shrink in 2012, and grow only very modestly in 2013.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Eurozone and EU economies shrank in second quarter of 2012
Figures compiled by Eurostat show that economic output in both the eurozone, and the EU as a whole, is down.
# economic-growth - Thursday 2 August, 2012
Second report predicts 1 per cent growth in Ireland’s economy
Two days after a similar IBEC projection, now Bank of Ireland believes the Irish economy will grow by 1 per cent this year.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Ireland’s economy to grow thanks to weak euro – IBEC
The employers’ group says the economy will grow by 1 per cent next year, because a weak euro will help exports.
# economic-growth - Sunday 15 July, 2012
Economic slowdown will continue warns Chinese premier
The comments from Wen Jiabao follow news on Friday that China’s economy grew by 7.6 per cent, the lowest since the first quarter of 2009.
# economic-growth - Friday 15 June, 2012
11 things to know about the IMF’s latest Irish review
The latest IMF update on Ireland’s financial health, summarised into handy bitesized chunks.
IMF approves €1.4bn loan – but has doubts about Ireland’s return to markets
The latest quarterly review of Ireland’s bailout paints a mixed picture…
# economic-growth - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Generation of North Koreans ‘stunted and malnourished’
That is the view of the United Nations, which said nearly a third of North Korean children under the age of 5 show signs of stunting. 16 million North Koreans rely on food rations.
# economic-growth - Thursday 7 June, 2012
Estonian president takes to Twitter to bemoan New York Times’ economic analysis
The New York Times’ Paul Krugman played down Estonia’s economy. Toomas Hendrik Ilves wasn’t at all pleased.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 15 May, 2012
Eurozone GDP unchanged in the first quarter of 2012
Modest growth in the likes of Germany is offset by falls in other large countries like Italy; France is also perfectly flat.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
Economy to grow by 1 per cent in 2012, says IBEC
Despite the government cutting its forecast for Ireland’s growth this year, IBEC says the economy will pick up.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 25 April, 2012
Minister to reveal on Monday whether mini-Budget is needed
The next Stability Programme Update is due out next Monday – but Michael Noonan remains insistent that we’ll meet our targets.
# economic-growth - Tuesday 3 April, 2012
Budget body says Ireland could need €400m mini-budget
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says the Budget’s projections for economic growth may have been too ambitious.
# economic-growth - Friday 2 March, 2012
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
# economic-growth - Friday 24 February, 2012
Irish agriculture had 8th-highest growth rate in the EU last year
The sector produced over €6.2 billion worth of goods in 2011 with big increases in cereals, cattle and milk output.
# economic-growth - Thursday 2 February, 2012
# economic-growth - Friday 4 November, 2011
Government to publish four-year economic plan today
The latest news is that the government will make a €3.8billion budget adjustment – including saving €1.6million from increased tax measures.
# economic-growth - Sunday 25 September, 2011
Column: Real success is about happiness, not wealth
Recent decades have seen an explosion in economic growth – yet we’re no happier than we were 60 years ago. We need to change how we measure progress, argues Mark Williamson.
# economic-growth - Thursday 15 September, 2011
Brussels paints bleak picture for European economic recovery
The European Commission’s new review lowers its expectation of economic growth, which will be flat in the third quarter.
# economic-growth - Thursday 1 September, 2011
Government should cut €4 billion in December budget, says ESRI
Forecasts for the growth of the Irish economy were also lowered in the ESRI’s latest report.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things you should know this morning…
# economic-growth - Tuesday 16 August, 2011
Euro slowdown spreads to powerhouse Germany
Europe’s largest economy has almost stalled, new figures show – raising fears for the region as a whole.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 6 July, 2011
Column: Economic growth won’t save us – in fact, we’d be better without it
The manic pursuit of growth tipped Ireland into economic crisis. It’s time to look elsewhere for inspiration, argues sufficiency expert Anne B Ryan.
# economic-growth - Monday 27 June, 2011
More than one in five companies now planning to hire new staff
There has also been a dramatic drop in the number of small firms warning of compulsory redundancies.
# economic-growth - Wednesday 22 June, 2011
Column: ‘I never forgot that feeling of being part of a team’
It’s not difficult giving small businesses a chance – and I’m helping them get started for €55 a week, writes George Boyle of the Fumbally Exchange.
# economic-growth - Thursday 14 April, 2011
Unemployment to stay above 14 per cent until end of 2012
Central Bank releases grim figures for job seekers – and shaves 0.1 per cent off its previous forecast for economic growth.
# economic-growth - Thursday 24 March, 2011
Economy shrank by 1.6 per cent in fourth quarter of 2010
The latest statistics from the CSO show that GDP fell by 1.6 per cent – but GNP rose – with overall declines for 2010.
# economic-growth - Sunday 6 March, 2011
New Zealand earthquakes will almost halve country’s economic growth
February’s devastating quake in Christchurch along with one in September last year will impact on the country’s economy.
# economic-growth - Thursday 20 January, 2011
ESRI tones down forecasts for economic growth
The think-tank’s latest quarterly bulletin scales back its estimation for economic growth – from 2.25% to 1.5%.
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