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We see companies keen, among other things, to buy renewable energy or signing up to certification schemes. These actions go beyond the traditional concentration on short-term profitability. Photographs: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty

Going green pays dividends for business

Economy
John FitzGerald
January 15, 2021, 05:04

John FitzGerald: It is increasingly important for firms to be seen as responsible citizens

Twitter account of US President Donald Trump is displayed on a mobile phone. Photograph: Olivier Douliery / AFP Getty Images

7:46 Ireland should be wary as tech giants cancel Trump

Economy
Mark Paul
January 14, 2021, 16:34

Activist US corporations have become too big for Ireland to handle

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Home ownership should be fundamental public policy, says Minister

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
January 14, 2021, 16:04

Wave of returning expats now account for a quarter of purchases at top end of market

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Simone Rocha collaborates with H&M on new designer collection

Economy
Deirdre McQuillan
January 14, 2021, 14:21

High-profile move is a first for an Irish fashion designer

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Consumer prices fall 1% in December as fuel, clothing costs decline

Economy
Ciara O'Brien
January 14, 2021, 13:38

Prices fall for medical and dental services, eating out and package holidays

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has published the Government’s updated roadmap on corporate taxation. Photograph: Julien Behal

Global tax reform to be ‘re-energised’ under Biden, says Donohoe

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
January 14, 2021, 12:34

Minister for Finance publishes update to Government’s corporation tax roadmap

Should those living in large houses after their children leave be encouraged by the State to trade down? Photograph: iStock

Should empty-nesters be encouraged to move to smaller homes ?

Economy
Cliff Taylor
January 14, 2021, 11:08

Smart Money: Majority of Irish people live in homes too large for their needs

Jack Ma vs Xi Jinping: the future of private business in China

Economy
January 13, 2021, 11:14

Expectation is that Ant and Alibaba will survive but face tighter regulation

Production also rose in Germany, but was down in France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. Photograph: iStock

Irish industrial production vastly outpaces rest of euro zone

Economy
January 13, 2021, 10:46

State recorded 52.8% surge in November

A truck driver checks in with security at the Port of Larne. Photograph: Mark Marlow/Bloomberg

3:39 Post-Brexit costs: British firms charging Irish customers more

Economy
Barry O'Halloran
January 13, 2021, 05:00

Some suppliers tell companies in Northern Ireland they will stop selling them goods

The services sector recorded the highest number of corporate insolvencies in 2020 at 225

Corporate insolvencies stable despite Covid crisis

Economy
Charlie Taylor
January 12, 2021, 16:34

Pandemic supports from government and creditor forbearance limit growth to 1%

Manufacturing industries increased production by 22.1 per cent in November compared to October.

Industrial production increases by 4.7% in quarter

Economy
Colin Gleeson
January 12, 2021, 12:46

Manufacturing industries upped production by 22.1% in November compared to October

Dublin’s Grafton Street, almost deserted. Increased Covid-19 restrictions in October and November brought parts of the services sector to a standstill. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Business recovery remains ‘at the mercy’ of Covid-19

Economy
Colin Gleeson
January 12, 2021, 12:40

Activity in Dublin’s private sector decreased in final quarter of last year, latest PMI shows

Grafton Street, Dublin, during lockdown. Photograph: Tom Honan

3:19 Covid support scheme for business costing State less because of low take-up

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
January 12, 2021, 05:33

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme costing significantly less than €80m a week

David Hall, who runs iCare Housing, says the decision to allow investment firm Home for Life into the process has “all but ended the scheme as we know it”. Photograph: Collins Courts

4:06 Mortgage-to-rent scheme 'undermined’ by commercial entity, claims David Hall

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
January 12, 2021, 05:00

Mortgage campaigner David Hall hits out at decision to allow private entity into scheme

Enterprise Ireland chief executive Julie Sinnamon: she described 2020 as “a very challenging year” for Irish enterprise. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Fall in Enterprise Ireland company jobs ‘could have been much worse’

Economy
Charlie Taylor
January 11, 2021, 19:16

‘Very challenging’ year saw net job losses of 872, with sectors such as food hit hard

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin: ‘The big issue now is what is going to happen to the National Asset Residential Property Services when Nama is wound down.’ Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Nama leases almost 1,400 social housing units for €12m a year

Economy
Eoin Burke-Kennedy
January 11, 2021, 06:25

Agency acquired properties from its debtors for use as social housing

The more Covid-19 cases, the greater the potential payoff from pursuing a one-dose regime but there are obviously risks involved. Photograph: Tino Romano/EPA

Weighing risk on vaccine doses when science doesn’t have all the answers

Economy
Chris Johns
January 10, 2021, 12:25

Sometimes we have to go with our instincts, while owning up to how unreliable they are

You don’t need anyone’s approval to enjoy a vaccination biscuit. Photograph: Ina Fassbender/AFP

Covid cakes, the great cassette ‘revival’ and historical business pivots

Economy
Laura Slattery
January 9, 2021, 06:52

Planet Business: Starting the year as we mean to go on

Employees work in a restaurant open for to-go or delivery orders only, in Burbank, California. Photograph: Robyn Beck / AFP

US economy suffers first monthly loss of jobs since April

Economy
James Politi and Colby Smith
January 8, 2021, 16:05

Leisure and hospitality shed 498,000 jobs, making it one of the hardest-hit sectors by far

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