Digicel blames weak US market for shelving flotation planProspective investors were unwilling to sign up for company stock at targeted price levelWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
New Central Bank governor will have to pick fights and win friendsFor Honohan’s replacement the job of restructuring the financial sector is far from overWed Oct 07 2015 - 01:00
Irish tax defence crucial as OECD seeks to level playing fieldBigger countries will try to grab tax revenue as State exits era of ‘double Irish’Tue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Don't believe the spin, multinationals will pay more taxOECD review will bring the familiar chest-beating, ducking and finger-pointing which this subject always createsSun Oct 04 2015 - 08:57
North Wall site chosen for NTMA headquartersPreliminary negotiations between agency and developer are due to begin shortlyThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
State paid €9bn interest on borrowings to bailout banksC&AG calculates the total cost of bank bailout for the State has been €60 billion to dateTue Sept 29 2015 - 16:18
C&AG report shines a forensic light on State spendingAnalysis: Biggest numbers emerge in State watchdog’s examination of bank bailoutTue Sept 29 2015 - 16:16
Preferred bidder for Project Jewel to be announcedConsortium including Allianz Real Estate and UK firm Hammerson thought to have submitted highest bid for portfolio of loansMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Budget battle should be about dividing the pieEU rules mean next government will have to confront choices in a much more upfront waySat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
Moody’s upgrade set to support NTMA’s efforts to sell debtOutlook for Irish debt upgraded from stable to positive by ratings agencySat Sept 12 2015 - 01:00
Growth figures good news, but room for giveaways still limitedChallenge now lies in maintaining expansion in exports and consumer spendingThu Sept 10 2015 - 21:13
Cliff Taylor: Why the new Central Bank governor will need sharp elbows‘We are told that the executive search spanned all the major continents with the exception of South America’Sat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: EU rules stymie Ministers on budget giveaways despite buoyant tax receiptsIn the old Irish budgetary game the tactic is to keep what you have and grab as much extra as possibleFri Sept 04 2015 - 08:30
Analysis: Buoyant tax revenues to help drive economic recoveryBorrowings likely to be under 2% of GDP, but scope for budget largesse remains restrictedThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Global market turmoil not just a case of the late-summer jittersBattle is on between those who believe world growth is under serious threat and those who say things will work outTue Sept 01 2015 - 13:47
Cliff Taylor: Behind market volatility lies one big fearCan western economies deliver economic growth and higher living standards as they did in the past?Sat Aug 29 2015 - 02:00
Hard landing in China would shake the worldWhat to watch out for in the global economySat Aug 29 2015 - 01:00
Three ways the recent market turmoil will affect youIf the world economy were to slow sharply, it would affect Ireland’s jobs and public financesFri Aug 28 2015 - 11:53
Markets face further turmoil as China cuts fail to calm fearsWall Street experienced more dramatic swings during the biggest rally of the yearWed Aug 26 2015 - 01:00
Is it all over? Where will the market rollercoaster take us next?Cliff Taylor tackles the five big question arising from the turmoilTue Aug 25 2015 - 12:34
Black Monday: why did it happen, what does it mean, where next?More share volatility is likely as economic data from China is closely scrutinisedTue Aug 25 2015 - 07:00
Market turmoil raises fears for global growthInvestors dump stock market shares on worst day since the 2008 financial crisisTue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00
‘Wait and see’ for Ireland as world markets volatileFalls of the last few trading days will be a knock to investment and pension fundsMon Aug 24 2015 - 13:08
AIB may pay €4bn to the State ahead of October budgetBank’s improving finances raise chance of funds before flotationMon Aug 24 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Here’s the case for a November electionWe’re facing an autumn of risk-free government and opportunistic oppositionSat Aug 22 2015 - 02:30
Legal issues could delay statutory inquiry into IBRCCommission is not believed to have yet issued formal directions to hand over major documents, a key legal stepSat Aug 22 2015 - 01:00
Signs of growth key for nervous world marketsThe slumps in world markets over the past few days has unnerved investorsSat Aug 22 2015 - 00:21
Remote emerging markets stoke fears globallyConcerns for world economic growth over currencies such as Vietnamese dongFri Aug 21 2015 - 05:00
Challenges ahead for Greek bailout implementationSignificant gap is likely to emerge between the EU and IMF on way forwardThu Aug 20 2015 - 01:01
Greek bailout: Five stand-out moments on the long roadAnalysis: Key moments that led to the agreed third Greece bailout worth €86bnSat Aug 15 2015 - 12:03
Cliff Taylor: Airbnb affair shows the pitfalls of special tax relief plansTrouble in the air: The Government should ignore calls for a whole host of new reliefs ahead of the Budget. They will only lead to more trouble in futureSat Aug 15 2015 - 05:00
Chinese move may delay expected rise in US interest rateLower inflation will put pressure on ECB to maintain policy of monetary expansionFri Aug 14 2015 - 01:00
Accountancy firm supports Airbnb’s view on tax reliefRent-a-room allowance should apply to people using hosting website, says EYThu Aug 13 2015 - 08:22
Realistic debt restructuring needed to give Greek deal a chanceCliff Taylor: A huge job lies ahead in order to implement tax hikes and spending cutsTue Aug 11 2015 - 12:14
Little drama as Greek negotiations enter final scenesIt looks as though the troubled nation will remain in the euro zone – at least for nowTue Aug 11 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Waiting – and waiting – for new legal services regulator‘The troika left without beating the lawyers. What odds on the new legal services authority being up and running before polling day?’Sat Aug 08 2015 - 04:30
Will Ireland’s tax-incentive ‘knowledge development box’ beat the competition?The new tax incentive for innovation will probably be curtailed due to global pressureFri Aug 07 2015 - 08:30
Capvest lines up funds for One51 bidApproach by private-equity fund indicates firm intention to proceed with dealWed Aug 05 2015 - 06:00
Cliff Taylor: The best of weeks, the worst of weeksThe economic growth figures and the Irish Water fiasco neatly sum up the Government balance sheetSat Aug 01 2015 - 04:50
Steps taken to defuse Irish Water anger led to Eurostat rulingAnalysis: ‘If it quacks like a duck...’ test sees Eurostat decide utility is not independentThu Jul 30 2015 - 16:12
Eurostat says State control over Irish Water ‘exceptional’Agency details why utility not viewed as independent, says €100 grant is State supportThu Jul 30 2015 - 16:10
Irish Water’s independence has fallen victim to political needsWater charges issue will make it difficult for the body to ever stand on its own financiallyWed Jul 29 2015 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Implications of Eurostat ruling on Irish WaterCoalition claims the charges won’t change but they will be a big deal come election timeTue Jul 28 2015 - 18:06
Irish Water must stay on State balance sheet, EU saysSurprise Eurostat ruling is a blow to Coalition’s strategy on water investmentTue Jul 28 2015 - 09:43
Cliff Taylor: Is the Government dealing a death-blow to the property tax?‘The value of your house, for the purpose of assessing the tax, is already fixed until the 2017 tax payment – even if you have doubled its size and stuck in a swimming pool’Sat Jul 25 2015 - 02:00
Cliff Taylor: Ireland, the message was unambiguous, you are on your ownThe euro will always have a hard core. In Premier League terms, Germany, France and the Netherlands will be the Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester UnitedSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:01
IMF warning on debt may see Greece deal unravelAnalysis: Greek debt levels are unsustainable, even under optimistic growth scenariosWed Jul 15 2015 - 13:03
How much will the latest Greek bailout cost Ireland?State has already contributed €1.27 billion to European Stability Mechanism rescue fundTue Jul 14 2015 - 12:43
Three key factors in Greece’s bailout dealCliff Taylor: Greek growth will be a challenge given higher debt burden from dealTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:00
