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Economic

# economic - Sunday 28 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Plus ça Change

Back again: Iceland re-elects the parties blamed for causing financial meltdown

Iceland’s voters flocked back to the two parties ousted in 2009 after presiding over the worst financial crisis ever to hit the country.

# economic - Tuesday 9 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Air Quality

Pollution ’causes 3,400 early deaths’ in Ireland, says An Taisce

An Taisce also said that poor air quality is costing the country up to €6.3 billion per year in lost days at work and health costs.

# economic - Saturday 6 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie From The Archives

7 documents from the archives of Irish emigrants in Britain

London Metropolitan University is documenting the history of Irish people in Britain. Here are just some of the things they’ve found for their archive.

# economic - Friday 29 March, 2013

Survey: Small businesses waiting around 67 days to be paid

The figure is slightly better than it was a few months ago – but one third of businesses are still waiting more than three months to be paid.

# economic - Saturday 16 February, 2013

Employment in US companies in Ireland up 15% in five years

The American Chamber of Ireland said that Ireland “cannot be complacent” as other countries are improving their competitiveness all the time.

# economic - Wednesday 16 January, 2013

Foreign investment in China in first fall for three years

The fall comes amid economic turmoil in developed markets and a slowdown in the country.

# economic - Thursday 25 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie DPP

DPP office “fully stretched” due to economic circumstances

DPP Claire Loftus made the comments in the office’s annual report for 2011, saying she was concerned it could not sustain the same output in coming years.

# economic - Friday 15 June, 2012

Explainer: What would a Greek eurozone exit look like?

Here’s a look at how the ripples of a Greek exit could spread across the global financial system.

# economic - Saturday 2 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Punt Nua? This post contains images

Taking a Punt: Art takes on corruption and recession

New art exhibition explores Ireland’s economic collapse and its shaky future in the euro…

# economic - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?

With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

# economic - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Referendum

No second vote if Fiscal Compact referendum is rejected, says minister

“It’s just not going to happen this time around,” Minister Simon Coveney told TheJournal.ie.

# economic - Monday 16 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Bad Planning

The 9 worst councils in Ireland’s planning system

An Taisce has rated planning systems in 34 city and county councils. Nine of them got an ‘F’ grade.

# economic - Monday 30 January, 2012

France cuts 2012 growth forecast to 0.5 per cent

The second largest economy in the eurozone has halved its growth projections for 2012 – but insists that it will return to growth next year.

# economic - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Sad Face

It’s official: Irish ranks last for happiness in western Europe

Global happiness levels remain high, despite the economic turmoil – just not in Ireland.

# economic - Friday 16 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you nine things you should know with your morning coffee.

# economic - Thursday 1 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Crisis This post contains videos

Sarkozy: We need to rethink Europe to save the euro

In a dramatic speech this evening, the French president said that there needs to be a “rethink” of how Europe is structured – and possibly a new treaty.

# economic - Friday 7 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Global Irish This post contains a poll

Should we all be learning Chinese?

Treasury Holdings co-founder says Irish students should be learning a Chinese language – Enda Kenny says it’s up to schools. What do you say?

# economic - Tuesday 6 September, 2011

New bailout deal will reduce debt quicker than expected – ESRI

Ireland could return to normal lending markets by 2014 according to the economic think tank.