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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Business ETC]]></title>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Column: Here’s how to protect your bank deposits in this unsettled economy]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/protecting-your-bank-deposits-913370-May2013/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Many sensible individuals are now rightly worried about the security of their savings and investments, writes David Quinn who says diversification is key. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>David Quinn</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[€500m worth of T-Bills sold at auction]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/e500m-worth-of-t-bills-sold-at-auction-911554-May2013/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The bills were sold at a lower interest rate this month than last month.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Amy Croffey</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Another €500m of T-Bills for sale this week]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/auction-treasury-bills-907872-May2013/" ></link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The NTMA will hold another auction this Thursday as it attempts to help Ireland return to normal lending markets.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Michelle Hennessy</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/michelle-hennessy/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[The 10 ‘most socially advanced countries in the world’]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/most-socially-advanced-countries-world-889715-May2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:6d80bc03-4ad8-ad70-3979-e299fa8f0207</id>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[That’s according to a Harvard social and economic ranking study.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Business Insider</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[12 post-war assembly lines you’re glad you don’t work on]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/worst-factory-jobs-880467-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f24141d4-6fa1-41e8-a87d-bde1a0881d8f</id>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[After World War II, mass manufacturing needed tough bodies and minds to pump up production.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Susan Daly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Books AND gaming both have place with student entrepreneurs]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/student-enterprise-awards-winners-2013-875556-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:8f4c54e1-0ff3-b122-09f3-12c9705a15e5</id>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Feeling down about the future of this country? These enterprising students give us a sense of hope…]]></summary>
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<author><name>Susan Daly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[New €6 billion investment fund could boost economy]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/investment-fund-ireland-economy-869494-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:ba51789f-4f2b-1869-73ac-7819d7e18086</id>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The cabinet is to discuss the fund, which would benefit strategic projects to boost the economy and SMEs, on Tuesday.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Seán Fleming" />
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<author><name>Aoife Barry</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/aoife-barry/</url>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Check out the desks of 13 successful tech people]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/desks-successful-tech-people-864793-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:a7917d50-e61f-7dac-a24c-e2eb0e2ea57f</id>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Some like their own space, some sit with employees, some stand – and some don’t have a desk at all…]]></summary>
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<author><name>Business Insider</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Important future of food events happening in Ireland]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/future-of-food-dublin-conference-865061-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:c1880fef-e19b-2713-ee2c-580fde0ccd66</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/future-of-food-dublin-conference-865061-Apr2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The agrifood industry is vital to our economy – and we’re hosting the likes of Al Gore here this month to examine hunger, climate justice and where the world goes from here.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Oliver Moore</name>
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</author>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Low growth and high unemployment forecast for next three years – NERI]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/neri-report-predicts-low-growth-and-high-unemployment-for-three-years-865553-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:84f598db-f5d9-f33b-4c24-3f204d0f9f2a</id>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Authors predict a further fall in the numbers employed in 2013 but expect employment to remain static in 2014 and 2015. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Amy Croffey</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/amy-croffey/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[130 jobs to go in Alkermes’ Athlone facility]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/alkermes-to-cut-130-jobs-in-athlone-facility-863561-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:1b069995-c91b-729d-3021-8cc00cf296e1</id>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The company said the decision was made following a reduction in demand for certain pharmaceutical products.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Amy Croffey</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[The Irish start-up that went on a 3,000km road trip to success*]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/soundwave-start-up-roadtrip-usa-856691-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:b273d0d7-976d-5782-51ab-b629cb61e5d7</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/soundwave-start-up-roadtrip-usa-856691-Apr2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Meet the Soundwave guys whose photo travelogue shows how sometimes you have to take the road less travelled – literally – to get stuff done. *(fingers crossed)]]></summary>
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<author><name>Susan Daly</name>
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</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[President Obama to give back $20,000 of his salary]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/president-obama-to-give-back-5-of-his-salary-856932-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:e8a12e9d-01a1-2394-dd49-5e8359ed30c1</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/president-obama-to-give-back-5-of-his-salary-856932-Apr2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Five per cent of his salary will be given to Treasury to act in solidarity with federal workers by sharing in the budget cuts pain. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Amy Croffey</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/amy-croffey/</url>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Best place for US business folk to retire? Ireland.]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-best-place-retire-usa-business-marketwatch-853720-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:2a36c56c-cd01-a114-a320-eb27f61fa458</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-best-place-retire-usa-business-marketwatch-853720-Apr2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal sister site MarketWatch recommends Ireland as its top spot for a happy retirement.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Susan Daly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Unemployed number in Eurozone highest since records here began]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/unemployed-highest-ever-in-eurozone-853362-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:007e3d36-dcfa-ca30-882d-ec99ab1b1cff</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/unemployed-highest-ever-in-eurozone-853362-Apr2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[There is a total of 19.071 million people unemployed in the eurozone.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Business Insider</name>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Irish economy starting to wilt again]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/irish-manufacturing-index-decline-march-2013-853268-Apr2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:27489c5c-47fb-5e10-354d-65b64866ad04</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/irish-manufacturing-index-decline-march-2013-853268-Apr2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Manufacturing indexes across Europe paint a stark picture this morning.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Business Insider</name>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Merkel ally admits European authorities underestimated Cyprus ‘mess’]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/elmar-brok-cyprus-bailout-mess-banks-germany-842888-Mar2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9e8fbd3b-e196-32d1-9700-cdb482e1b58b</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/elmar-brok-cyprus-bailout-mess-banks-germany-842888-Mar2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Elmar Brok, the chair of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has admitted he can foresee a situation where Cyprus could exit the single currency and said that authorities underestimated the current situation there. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Hugh O'Connell</name>
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</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[How the Cyprus bank closure is crippling business on the island]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/cyprus-business-bank-closure-839777-Mar2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:d1e13647-e929-8be7-40e8-3fc7569a202e</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/cyprus-business-bank-closure-839777-Mar2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/cyprus-business-bank-closure-839777-Mar2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[“We cannot buy, we cannot sell.”]]></summary>
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<author><name>AFP</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[CSO figures indicate economic growth of 0.9 per cent in 2012]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/cso-economic-growth-840405-Mar2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:ef31849a-ec81-d9b0-cabb-1435d89f206c</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/cso-economic-growth-840405-Mar2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[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.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Michelle Hennessy</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Column: The success or failure of the UK’s economic strategy matters greatly to Ireland]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/uk-budget-2013-ireland-837463-Mar2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9e2a4ab1-6ce3-1489-863a-d1aea7b57b93</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/uk-budget-2013-ireland-837463-Mar2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/uk-budget-2013-ireland-837463-Mar2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The UK budget being announced today has implications for Ireland too, writes James Kilcourse, who says as well as being a crucial trading partner, the UK is Ireland’s biggest rival for attracting foreign direct investment. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>James Kilcourse</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[One in five company directors is a woman (and she’s most likely to be called Mary)]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/women-directorships-ireland-822366-Mar2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:53fa61f1-b9bc-0118-cf1c-f86f65ea3f53</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/women-directorships-ireland-822366-Mar2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/women-directorships-ireland-822366-Mar2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Figures show that number of female directors has increased by 14 per cent since the start of the recession – but over half of all Irish PLCs have no women sitting on their boards.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Susan Daly</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/susan-daly/</url>
</author>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Ireland one of the top 20 most competitive holiday spots in world]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/ireland-top-20-competitive-tourist-destination-822401-Mar2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:528a3fd4-fa91-4a93-bf7c-e21dbe12b411</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/ireland-top-20-competitive-tourist-destination-822401-Mar2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/ireland-top-20-competitive-tourist-destination-822401-Mar2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[We fell out of the top 20 in the World Tourism and Travel Competitiveness Index two years ago – now we’re back at no. 19.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Susan Daly</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Noonan: ‘There’s no money tree out in the back garden’ ]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/michael-noonan-tax-revenue-821065-Mar2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:dc582d44-1c48-9e34-9acb-7f0254181b7b</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/michael-noonan-tax-revenue-821065-Mar2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://www.thejournal.ie/michael-noonan-tax-revenue-821065-Mar2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The Finance Minister said yesterday that there is no unidentified source that the government can tap for funding to help close the deficit. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Hugh O'Connell</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Eurozone sinks further into recession in last quarter of 2012 ]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/eurozone-recession-2-820909-Mar2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:4fd81df6-b240-10e5-0386-8f49ae374929</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/eurozone-recession-2-820909-Mar2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/eurozone-recession-2-820909-Mar2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[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. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>AFP</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Irish households borrowed nearly €1bn less in January]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/central-bank-household-loans-down-813231-Feb2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9509d1f2-43d5-8db7-82b3-ca12d3c9751f</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/central-bank-household-loans-down-813231-Feb2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Central Bank figures have also revealed that household lodgements increased by 1.2 per cent over the same period.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Paul Hyland</name>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Rating agency downgrades Britain’s credit rating for first time in 35 years]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/britain-credit-rating-downgrade-moodys-806422-Feb2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:ee759db0-d928-c06c-9de3-37f25e912768</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/britain-credit-rating-downgrade-moodys-806422-Feb2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Moody’s have downgraded the UK from AAA to AA1.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Associated Press</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/associated-press/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Dublin ranks 4th in UN report on prosperity of global cities]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-prosperity-805455-Feb2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:e2b569e6-8230-e165-e287-eef987b1dc62</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-prosperity-805455-Feb2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-prosperity-805455-Feb2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[However its authors said the current measures to address the economic crisis and public finances could affect its position.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Michelle Hennessy</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/michelle-hennessy/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Noonan: Europe now owes Ireland after ‘taking one for the team’]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/noonan-bloomberg-team-803873-Feb2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:1e31546c-d923-1285-c466-2f6b4fde158f</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/noonan-bloomberg-team-803873-Feb2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[“As Ronald Reagan used to say, ‘We took one for the team.’ And I think the team owes us now.”]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Finance" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Finance Minister" />
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Michael Noonan" />
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<author><name>Sinead O'Carroll</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/sinead-o'carroll/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[US CEO mocks ‘three hours a day’ French workers]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/ceo-french-workers-three-hours-a-day-802797-Feb2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:56e04800-54de-b417-2ac4-207a9b49ccd6</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/ceo-french-workers-three-hours-a-day-802797-Feb2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://www.thejournal.ie/ceo-french-workers-three-hours-a-day-802797-Feb2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[“They get one hour for breaks and lunch, talk for three and work for three,” the head of a US company wrote in a letter. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="maurice tyalor" />
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Working week" />
<author><name>AFP</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/afp/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[French minister says the country is “totally bankrupt”]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/french-minster-totally-bankrupt-774110-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:f6e228c9-9948-be1c-a3b3-b014077d054f</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/french-minster-totally-bankrupt-774110-Jan2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The minister said reducing the country’s deficit was fundamental for the economy, enterprise and jobs.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Economy" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="France" />
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Jobs" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="labour minister" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="michel sapin" />
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="radio j" />
<author><name>Michelle Hennessy</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/michelle-hennessy/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Central Bank revises downward forecast for economic recovery]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/central-bank-forecast-recovery-773857-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:93d0ea7f-a354-c61a-d873-de46e3a45a3d</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/central-bank-forecast-recovery-773857-Jan2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Public sector employment is expected to fall this year but should be slightly outweighed by renewed expansion in private sector hiring.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Central Bank of Ireland" />
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Economy" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="forecast" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Growth" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Irish Central Bank" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Prospects" />
<author><name>Michelle Hennessy</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/michelle-hennessy/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Sale of Irish forest ‘cannot be justified’ on economic grounds]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/forests-ireland-coillte-772661-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:ff5bc4b0-bd7b-a1d6-3e6c-a3527416e1b9</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/forests-ireland-coillte-772661-Jan2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Economist Peter Bacon says the rationale for the proposed sale of Coillte harvesting rights “no longer stands up”. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Economy" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Family Silver" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="forests" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Irish Forests" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Peter Bacon" />
<author><name>Sinead O'Carroll</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/sinead-o'carroll/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Enda Kenny and Michael Noonan to attend Davos]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/enda-kenny-michael-noonan-davos-766823-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:9070ec40-6697-f987-55e1-65fc88476c74</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/enda-kenny-michael-noonan-davos-766823-Jan2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://www.thejournal.ie/enda-kenny-michael-noonan-davos-766823-Jan2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The Taoiseach and Minister for Finance will join other world leaders at the influential meeting to discuss issues affecting the global economy. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Michael Noonan" />
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<author><name>Christine Bohan</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/christine-bohan/</url>
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<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Careers clinic: What are you actually doing to get a job? ]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/careers-clinic-finding-a-job-759617-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:40de8ab9-87c3-b983-16dc-faf3266aa147</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/careers-clinic-finding-a-job-759617-Jan2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://www.thejournal.ie/careers-clinic-finding-a-job-759617-Jan2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Jobs may be scarce on the ground – but they still exist. Here’s how to do everything you possibly can to find the job you want. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="jobhunt" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="jobhunting" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Jobs" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Recession" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Recruitment" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Unemployment" />
<author><name>Elizabeth Hutcheson</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/elizabeth-hutcheson/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Read in full: The leaked European Commission document into Ireland’s economy]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/in-full-leaked-european-commission-document-ireland-752062-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:20e67497-44f1-44b0-e760-22f1bf8fa485</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/in-full-leaked-european-commission-document-ireland-752062-Jan2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[The full draft document reveals the Irish government’s fears about a mass boycott of water charges, criticism over the costs of legal services in Ireland, and Troika suggestions to cut public sector pay. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Christine Bohan</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/christine-bohan/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Annual savings up 10 per cent on last year]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/annual-savings-up-10-per-cent-on-last-year-746195-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:5ce25de0-6709-e43d-ea85-7932751aaa02</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/annual-savings-up-10-per-cent-on-last-year-746195-Jan2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Research from EBS shows that people aged 16-24 are now more confident about their economic well being than this time last year.]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Consumers" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Credit" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Debt" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="EBS" />
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Economy" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Money" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Recession" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Saving" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Savings" />
<author><name>Michelle Hennessy</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/michelle-hennessy/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Retail sales fell 1.1% in November – CSO]]></title>
<link href="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/retail-sales-fell-1-1-in-november-cso-743750-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:1a51ad9f-4978-6c4b-49d5-8046d0b64a7a</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/retail-sales-fell-1-1-in-november-cso-743750-Jan2013/#comments</link>
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<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Retail Excellence Ireland says it is “not surprised” with decrease, pointing to the timing of the Budget and ‘kite flying’ by the Government for the fall in consumer sentiment. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="CSO" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Economy" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="highstreet" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Retail" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="retail sales" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Shopping" />
<author><name>Jennifer Wade</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/jennifer-wade/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Small firms being ‘strangled’ by late payments – SFA]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/late-payments-small-businesses-743086-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:2004fe8b-9946-96d4-262e-1d035341ff4b</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/late-payments-small-businesses-743086-Jan2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://www.thejournal.ie/late-payments-small-businesses-743086-Jan2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Companies are now waiting an average of 62 days to be paid, according to a survey by the Small Firms Association. ]]></summary>
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<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Economy" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Money Money Money" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Patricia Callan" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Payments" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Recession" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="SFA" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Small Claims Court" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="Small Firms" />
<category scheme="http://businessetc.thejournal.ie"  term="SMEs" />
<author><name>Christine Bohan</name>
<url>http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/author/christine-bohan/</url>
</author>
</entry>
<entry>
<title type="html" ><![CDATA[Permanent TSB says it will increase lending fivefold this year]]></title>
<link href="http://www.thejournal.ie/permanent-tsb-lending-742896-Jan2013/" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cb974e7c-5327-865e-9bfe-54a49ecc5f9f</id>
<link rel="replies"  type="text/html" >http://www.thejournal.ie/permanent-tsb-lending-742896-Jan2013/#comments</link>
<link rel="replies"  type="application/atom+xml" >http://www.thejournal.ie/permanent-tsb-lending-742896-Jan2013/feed/</link>
<updated>2013-05-23T20:33:04+01:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Permanent TSB says it will significantly increase lending for mortgages and personal loans in 2013. ]]></summary>
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<author><name>Christine Bohan</name>
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<title type="html" ><![CDATA[10 consumer trends for this coming year]]></title>
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<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Trendspotting firm trendwatching.com has been watching the way the wind blows for companies (and consumers) in 2013.]]></summary>
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<author><name>Susan Daly</name>
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