- FG makes its pitch to business community
The wishlists were long as Fine Gael’s economic team began its national business forum tour, writes
LAURA SLATTERY - Summit hears call for global regulationA PANEL of international economists addressed delegates from the Irish business community yesterday, at the inaugural International Financial Services Summit at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin.
- Forum told Irish economy can make up lost ground by 2013THE IRISH economy can make up ground lost over the last two years by 2013, according to National Irish Bank chief economist Dr Ronnie O’Toole, who believes the State’s skilled workforce can lead to a swift recovery.
- No escaping need for deep and painful cutsECONOMICS: Current expenditure on social welfare and public sector pay cannot be sustained, writes
JIM O'LEARY
- Unambiguous document that makes for sobering readingSURVEY: WHILE THE OECD secretariat draft their reports, the process is a peer-review one and the final survey reflects the joint conclusions of all 30 OECD countries. Occasionally, the published version is less hard-hitting than the secretariat might wish but that is hardly the case with this one, writes
PAT McARDLE
- Organisation admits it was wrong on health of banks2008 FORECAST: THE HEAD of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) yesterday accepted the organisation got it wrong in its report last year on the health of the Irish banks.
- Nationalisation 'should not be ruled out'BANKING: THE GOVERNMENT should not rule out taking the banks into temporary and full State ownership as they may require further capital to absorb increasing bad debts, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- Charges would maximise efficient use of facilitiesINFRASTRUCTURE: NEW “PRICING mechanisms” including more road tolls, congestion charges, and water and sewage levies have again been put forward by the OECD.
- Report calls for water chargesENVIRONMENT: DOMESTIC WATER charges must be introduced if Ireland is to meet its EU commitments on water quality and conservation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said.
- Cuts in jobless payments 'may be necessary'UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS should be reduced in line with falling prices, according to the Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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