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The latest news, comment, and features on Irish bank AIB
AIB raises €500m in new ‘green’ bond issue to finance projects with environmental benefits
Issuance comes two months after the bank raised €700m in perpetual bond sale
European shares snap losing streak on Ukraine ceasefire proposal
Retailers and sportswear-makers decline after bleak Puma forecast
House building activity rises despite ‘mixed’ construction trends
‘Muted operating environment’ sees building activity shrink again in February, according to AIB survey
State guarantee scheme for small builders would help boost output of new homes
There is a compelling rationale for a credit guarantee scheme for small builders, partially underwritten by the State, to advance finance to developers with viable housing projects but insufficient equity
Shifting US trade policy dampens European markets
Irish index of shares ends week in negative territory alongside European peers
Long-forgotten taxpayer warrants in AIB may be key to full bailout recovery
State’s remaining 5% stake, after a planned €1.2bn buy-back, is currently worth €790 million
AIB to buy back €1.2bn of stock from State as profits beat expectations
Taxpayers have so far recovered €18.5bn from the bailed-out bank in stock sales and dividends
Irish services growth subdued in last month
New business and total activity increased at the weakest rates in just over a year, new data from AIB shows
Dublin’s Jervis Shopping Centre to be put up for sale with €120m price tag
Retail scheme was developed on site of former Jervis Street Hospital in city centre in 1990s
Lloyds to pay UK taxman millions related to Irish exit
Bank of Ireland expects to use up its crisis-era deferred tax assets by the end of 2028
Irish manufacturing activity accelerates at fastest pace in year
Latest increase in total new work the fastest recorded since May 2022
Receivers appoint agents to sell project at former Kevin Street DIT campus
Seen & Heard: Taxpayers ‘miss out’ on €9bn; increase stock awards for BofI chief; homes ‘never to be built’
Johnny Ronan firm buys back Bewley’s building and other ‘crown jewels’ from receivers
Properties include Bewley’s Café building and PTSB on Grafton Street
Global shares slide on renewed Trump tariff threats
European shares down as investors weigh prospect of 25% US tariffs on cars, pharmaceutical goods and chips
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With Irish savers increasingly attracted by rates on offer in foreign banks, here’s what to look for – and the pitfalls to avoid
European shares edge up to record highs
Wall Street’s main indices slipped after hotter-than-expected inflation data
Report suggests 26% rise in homes under construction in Dublin
Data in latest 4Dublin Housing Supply Pipeline indicate construction pipeline is still relatively strong
Leaving it late to raise concern about AIB not offering a tracker mortgage
Homeowner wants to know if paying off their mortgage at this stage will lock them out of any chance of a refund or compensation
PTSB needs to triple savings from cutting jobs to hit its own costs target, Goodbody report says
Bank estimated to be on track to save €21 million from 300 job cuts
Bank of Ireland agrees 4% pay hike for staff
Staff to be updated on discretionary bonuses later this month
Irish services sector makes ‘soft start’ to year
AIB purchasing managers index records weaker rate of growth in January
European shares reverse declines to finish higher
Iseq index flat as Ryanair adds 1% despite sluggish traffic growth
AIB branch in Greystones on market for €1.2m
Lease with a current passing rent of €149,700 a year is set to expire in July 2027
AIB rolls out translation and language supports across branches
‘Significant proportion’ of accounts being opened by people for whom English is not their first language, says lender
Manufacturing sector strengthens even as costs rise
Latest purchasing managers index shows improvement in operating conditions for first time in three months
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State sells more AIB shares as bailout recovery reaches €17.9bn, with full exit in sight
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe sold a 5% in the bank late on Monday evening at €5.60 per share to stock market investors
Remote and hybrid working job offers hit a record high last year
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State expected to exit AIB by mid-year as it seeks to sell another 5% stake
Latest share sale plan would reduce the State’s holding in AIB to 12.5 per cent
Global stocks steady as Trump rally shows signs of fizzling
Iseq index up 1.5% amid big moves for Ryanair and homebuilder Glenveagh
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