IMF sees stable if ‘lacklustre’ global growth despite Trump’s tariff threat
Washington-based fund expects inflation to fall to 4.2% this year and 3.5% next year but euro zone growth will lag
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Explainer: 10 takeaways from Cop 29, a collective failure
Amid pressure from petrostates, Donald Trump’s looming US presidency, curtailed activism and continuing implementation difficulties, the progress was better than nothing - but way short of what is required
Sticky inflation could keep interest rates higher for longer, IMF warns
Momentum on cutting inflation is slowing as wage rises push prices higher in services sector, report says
Nama was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix the property market, and we blew it
Cabinet has approved the wind down of the bad bank as house prices surpass pre-crash levels
China at ‘fork in the road’ on reforms to boost demand, IMF head says
Kristalina Georgieva’s remarks at Beijing conference come as China export glut tensions rise
Nowhere is there a wealthy country that consumes only a little energy, or a poor country that consumes a lot
Barclays bank has announced it will stop direct financing of new oil and gas fields. It is too much to expect Irish banks to follow suit?
Ireland is on the cusp of a historic pivot. The right choices can propel us toward rapid economic growth
Contrary to the misconception, the State can support enterprise and prioritise social justice. The two are symbiotic
Pakistan’s political dynasties fight for control in Imran Khan’s absence
Analysts say pre-election manoeuvring amounts to some of the most overt manipulation of politics by the army in years
Market bets on rate cuts are premature, says IMF, ECB
Davos: Battle against inflation isn’t yet over, International Monetary Fund official says
Ireland needs to deliver on housing, planning reform and university funding to continue winning foreign investment
A feature likely to continue is countries and economic blocs outbidding one another with large subsidies for investments in areas like chip manufacturing and renewable energy
The perils of mangling a name
Mispronouncing a colleague’s name at work can be hazardous - and not just if it’s the boss
Paschal Donohoe does not totally rule out bid to lead IMF
Minister reiterates position there is no vacancy at the top and he is focused on current role
Donohoe would face intense political fight for top IMF job
Under a longstanding agreement a European gets the IMF managing director job and an American heads the World Bank
Will Ireland’s technical recession morph into a real one?
The lagged effects of higher interest rates have triggered a slowdown but so far employment and wages are holding up
International Monetary Fund urges central banks to remain firm on inflation
Keeping borrowing costs elevated for longer than expected would not be ‘unreasonable’, says chief economist
World Bank and IMF announce support and funding for countries affected by natural disasters
Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris told financial system has ‘failed in its mission to provide a global safety net for developing countries’
The green transition will not happen without financing for developing countries
Multilateral development banks and the IMF should offer to pool currency risks
Economics and the climate crisis
GDP does not care about the environment or emissions or water quality
Obama’s ‘back of the queue’ prediction for UK proves entirely accurate
Former US president said US-UK trade deal wouldn’t be priority if UK left EU and so it has come to pass
Greece shows how sovereignty is an illusion for most modern nations
Greece’s experience over 200 years has underlined it is not only monarchs who have uneasy heads, especially in a globalised world where capital is king
Brexit wasn’t all for nothing. It’s worse than that – and the people are realising it
Three years on, British backing idea leaving EU was an error and they were never destined for sunlit uplands
President questions future of national borders to block migration amid climate threat
‘We can’t look at those drowned in the sea… without realising that something has gone desperately wrong,’ Michael D Higgins says
We must tackle the looming global debt crisis before it’s too late
Poorest countries threatened by lost decade which would spell catastrophe for world
Fintan O’Toole: The kids who were knowingly impoverished by austerity policies will pay the price for decades
After the great Irish banking and property crash of 2008, the sinners got three Hail Marys but the innocent had to stay on their knees for five years
Super tax on banker bonuses above €20,000 should remain enshrined in law, Minister insists
Paschal Donohoe defends Government decision to relax pay restrictions for bank executives following banking review
Martin Wolf: Disease and war are shaping global economies
Latest IMF report focuses on cost-of-living crisis and China’s slowdown. But what can and should be done?
Martin Wolf: Europe can, and must, win this energy war
Victory will be costly, but the EU has to free itself from Russia’s chokehold
Hedge funds build biggest bet against Italian debt since 2008
Investors are worried about the fraught political situation and Russian gas dependence
Human rights groups condemn ‘shameful’ treatment of Sri Lankan protesters
Armed troops raided protest camp outside president’s office attacking demonstrators with batons on Friday
Sri Lankan opposition leader drops out of presidential race as protests planned
Protesters see Wickremesinghe as an ally of ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka acting president says IMF talks nearing conclusion amid state of emergency
Former prime minister Wickremesinghe became acting president after predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled country after mass protests amid economic collapse
Sri Lanka opposition hopes to install new government amid turmoil
Protesters who stormed president’s official residence, his office and prime minister’s official residence on Saturday spent night there, saying they will stay until leaders officially resign
Sri Lankan president agrees to resign amid protests
Day of demonstrations also saw protesters set fire to prime minister’s home after he had agreed to step down
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