Italian data firm buys 73% of Hire Purchase Ireland
Sale comes amid planned liquidation of HPI-linked Irish Credit Bureau
Sale comes amid planned liquidation of HPI-linked Irish Credit Bureau
Consortium consists of 12 banks and IBM with CRIF also coming onboard as a backer
New figures also reveal a near 40 per cent drop in insolvencies in first quarter of year
New figures show total number of insolvencies has fallen to lowest since 2008
Rural counties see biggest rise in start-ups as insolvencies fall 12% nationally
New figures show recession-hit sectors bouncing back last year
Almost a quarter of the businesses established last month were in professional services
Figures show that half of all insolvencies occured in Dublin
Number of incorporated companies increases 10% in ‘year of improvement’
Average value of judgments rising
But average size of judgments against consumers for bad debt rises, says Vision-net
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