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Hogan hopeful on mini-US trade deal, agriculture hurdles remain

The European Union is hopeful of reaching a “mini” trade accord with the US in the coming weeks. But there ...
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World stocks sink on coronavirus shock, oil price crash

European shares slumped across the board this morning as a lockdown in northern Italy due to the coronavirus outbreak and ...
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ICTU calls on Government to protect income of workers hit by coronavirus

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to ensure that workers affected by Covid-19 do ...
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IMF to make $50 billion in emergency funding available

The International Monetary Fund has announced that it’s to make $50bn in emergency financing available for low income and emerging ...
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Bank group working on plan to manage coronavirus situation

A cross bank co-ordination group is working on an industry wide plan to best manage the continued provision of banking ...
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Annual retail sales up 3.7% in January – CSO

Retail sales volumes increased by 3.7% on an annual basis in January, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show.  ...
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Manufacturing expands for second month in a row in February – PMI

Factory activity grew for a second month in a row in February on strong output and orders, a survey showed ...
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European shares stabilise after worst week since 2008

European shares steadied in opening trade this morning after their worst weekly showing since the 2008 financial crisis. Shares were ...
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Euro zone business lending still weak amid slowdown

Lending to euro zone companies held at a two-year low last month despite lending to households hitting yet another post-crisis ...
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