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. […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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