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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 […]

Irish businesses sets out immediate proposals to head off serious Brexit risks

November 14th 2016

Ibec has today called on Government to introduce a comprehensive package of new measures to head off the worst consequences of Brexit and increased global uncertainty. The report sets out a series of urgent measures to protect Irish businesses against the precipitous decline in sterling and shore up Ireland’s competitive position as a place to […]

Irish business leaders say Ireland should not follow the UK out of EU

November 11th 2016

A new survey conducted by PwC at their 2016 Business Forum ‘Business…but not as usual’ held on 8 November 2016 captured the thoughts of over 600 business leaders across many industries in Ireland. Ninety-four percent of survey respondents are of the view that Ireland should not follow the UK and leave the EU. Irish business […]

Noonan says Trump plans should not hurt Ireland as multinational hub

November 10th 2016

US president-elect Donald Trump’s plans to slash corporate tax rates should not keep companies from setting up operations abroad, a move that would damage a key plank of Ireland’s industrial policy, the Irish finance minister said on Wednesday. Ireland has a decades-old policy of attracting multinational investment with a corporate tax rate of just 12.5%. That […]

Irish SMEs waiting longer to be paid

November 01st 2016

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) have released their latest Credit Watch Survey for the third quarter of 2016. It shows that credit days have increased from 57 days to 61, an increase of four days. The Association expresses its concern at this increase, highlighting the negative impact payment delays can have on […]

Massive Opportunities for Trade with India for Irish Businesses

October 28th 2016

Brexit has the potential to offer Irish businesses a once in a lifetime trade opportunity in India if they react quickly and develop bilateral relationships according to the Ireland India Business Association (IIBA). India is the fastest growing economy in the world and has a population of 1.25 billion people. The scale of the opportunities are vast […]

Linkedin reveals top skills in demand by Irish employers

October 24th 2016

The World’s largest professional network on the Internet, LinkedIn Corporation, have today unveiled the Top Skills of 2016 — the skills that are most sought after among Global employers, employers in Ireland and 17 other countries. Cloud and Distributed Computing topped the Irish list for the second year in a row – it was also […]

78% of Irish consumers are Mobile Payments users

October 19th 2016

The number of Irish consumers regularly using a mobile device – whether a smartphone, tablet or wearable – to make payments has tripled in the past year according to Visa’s 2016 Digital Payments Study. The study, which surveyed more than 36,000 online consumers in 19 European countries reveals how consumer adoption of digital payments has shifted […]

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