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The report by the Brussels-based Bruegal thinktank argues that in hindsight Greek sovereign debt should have been written down at the outset
Ireland’s EU-IMF bailout has been a success, says thinktank report

Ireland’s EU-IMF bailout has been broadly successful, according to a new reports by a leading Europ(...)

“Unemployment (both short- and long-term) began to fall towards the end of last year. If our forecasts prove to be correct, then this means an annual average below 300,000 unemployed in 2014.” Photograph: Frank Miller
Evidence suggests Irish economy is slowly recovering

In the ESRI’s latest outlook for the Irish economy, we forecast that growth will improve in 2013 and 2014. If we are right, growth, as measured(...)

Portugal GDP slump slows in first quarter

Portugal’s economic slump slowed down in the first quarter, coming in at a smaller-than-expected 0.3 per cent after 1.8 per cent in the last qu(...)

On target to reap benefits of ‘Harvest 2020’

The Harvest 2020 targets, which underpin all of the aspirations for growth in the agri-food(...)

The IMF’s Ajai Chopra at a troika press conference following a review of Ireland’s programme in late 2011. “It would appear from recent comments that the troika won the day and the banks will be stress-tested in the autumn.” Photograph: Alan Betson
The simple truth is that Irish banks need more capital

Troika visits are becoming increasingly low-key affairs as we head towards the end of the Irish bailout. The most recent was particularly anody(...)

[From left] German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, British chancellor George Osborne, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde and Canada’s finance minister Jim Flaherty at the Global Investment Conference 2013 in London. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/Reuters
Schäuble signals support for easing of austerity as G7 ministers meet

German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble signalled support for an easing of Europe’s austerity drive as he prepared to face pressure from glob(...)

The troika said the normalisation of the financial sector was gradually continuing with the smooth phase-out of the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme and that, after “a disappointingly slow start”, banks were working towards meeting ambitious targets to ensure a durable reduction in mortgage arrears.
Jobs must be priority, troika tells Coalition

Extra efforts to get the unemployed back to work are required, according to the EU/IMF troika after its latest visit to Ireland. The tro(...)

Sharif’s return

Despite Taliban threats to attack polling stations on Saturday in what is already Pakistan’s most violent election, democracy, albeit imperfect(...)

Demonstrators against austerity in Paris at the weekend. They also called for the establishment of a “sixth republic” with a new constitution for France. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters
Critics of austerity need to demonstrate that alternative strategy can work

The last couple of weeks have seen an intensification of the so-called austerity debate. President Michael D Higgins, in widely publicised inte(...)

Irish households are getting richer again - Central Bank. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Net worth of Irish households on the rise

FIONA REDDAN Irish households are getting richer, according to the Central Bank, with the net worth of households increasing by 1 per cen(...)

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