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Survey finds that 96% of Irish CEOs are planning expansion over the next year

November 23rd 2016

A survey of Irish business leaders issued today by Deloitte and Enterprise Ireland has found that nine in ten (96%) Irish CEOs are planning to expand over the next 12 months. The survey has been issued ahead of the CEO Forum which is jointly hosted by Deloitte and Enterprise Ireland and is one of Ireland’s principal […]

Ireland tops the EU league of business friendly tax regimes

November 22nd 2016

Ireland’s tax system ranks as the most effective in the EU for paying business taxes and the fifth most effective in the world according to the PwC/World Bank Group report. The report covers 190 countries worldwide and looks at all taxes paid by businesses using broad principles from PwC’s Total Tax Contribution Framework. This means […]

Small Firms Association calls for urgent tax reform

November 21st 2016

Serious threats abound for small businesses according to the Chairman of the Small Firms Association (SFA), AJ Noonan, who was today addressing over 500 small businesses at the SFA Annual Lunch. Brexit is one factor in this shift according to the SFA Chairman. Forty one per cent of SFA members report that Brexit has already […]

US job searches to Ireland almost treble in week after Trump

November 18th 2016

Job searches out of the US to Ireland surged to almost three times their usual volumes in the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s election victory and remain elevated. This is according to new data from jobs website, Indeed.com. Ireland joined Canada and New Zealand amongst the top three countries attracting interest from people in the US […]

Irish gender pay gap stands at 20%

November 17th 2016

On average, men working in professional jobs earn €12,500 more than women when bonus and salary are taken into account. When the two are split, the average salary gap stands at 16% while the bonus gap goes up as high as 50%. This is according to new research from Morgan McKinley who partnered with Global […]

Irish Black Friday draws midnight shoppers as revenues triple

November 16th 2016

New research carried out by Littlewoods Ireland has found that five times more Irish consumers shop online at midnight or just after on Black Friday than any other day of the year. The study finds that Black Friday revenues grew by 218% over a two-year period with 2016 expected to be another record breaking year. […]

Irish family businesses held back by poor strategic planning

November 15th 2016

Nearly three-quarters (71%) of Irish family businesses expanded over the past year by comparison with 64% of their global peers, according to a new PwC global survey of over 2,800 family business in 50 countries including Ireland. Ninety one percent of Irish family businesses plan to expand (Global:85%) and around one in six have consistently […]

Most Irish insurers believe digital advances will increase fraud

November 14th 2016

Across September Dublin based business strategy firm Accenture interviewed 22 Irish general and health Insurance companies to reflect on Insurance Fraud trends over the last 12 months. The Insurance Fraud Sentiment Survey has been carried out by Accenture on an annual basis since 2014. The survey found that the majority (84%) of insurers believe that digital […]

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