Unemployment rate jumps to record high of 28.2% in April – CSO
The unemployment rate for April, as measured by the Covid-19 adjusted measure, jumped to a new record high of 28.2%, ...
Read More €240 billion in low-cost credit for eurozone member states approved
Eurozone ministers have formally approved €240 billion in credit lines to help European countries meet the crippling costs of fighting ...
Read More Demand for bank loans falls sharply amid virus crisis – Central Bank
New research from the Central Bank shows that demand for bank loans has fallen sharply. The study, published on ...
Read More Enterprise Ireland announces ‘repayable’ fund for SMEs
Enterprise Ireland has a Business Response Unit, and in these times, it has been busy. Over 1,000 businesses have engaged ...
Read More China exports see surprise 3.5% jump in April, imports fall
China’s exports saw a shock 3.5% rise in April despite the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed ...
Read More Economy forecast to contract by 8% in 2020
Ireland’s economy will contract by 8% in 2020 and expand again by 6% in 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll, according ...
Read More Grocery sales up by 17% amid coronavirus crisis
The latest retail data shows that 50% of households in Ireland bought baking supplies in recent weeks, with flour sales ...
Read More Covid-19 unemployment payment recipients rises to nearly 600,000
There are now 598,000 people dependent on the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, which is up 7,000 in the last week, ...
Read More Challenging times ahead as mortgage market looks set to be impacted by Covid-19 crisis
New figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show that a total of 8,728 new mortgages worth €1.996 billion were ...
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