Irish manufacturing output growing for fifth straight month
Purchasing managers index reading remains strong, despite slight drop from April’s 34-month high
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Iseq index touched record highs on Tuesday, led higher by banks and Ryanair
Banks see no sign of imminent spike in housebuilding
State has set target of 41,000 houses this year
Construction activity increased in April, but was slowest on housing
Fastest increase was in commercial activity, which expanded for the third month running and at a solid pace
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Irish banks end the week on the up
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AIB shares rise to €6.245 following buyback price agreed with Government
State set to exit AIB within months as €1.2bn share buyback proceeds
Taxpayers have recovered €19.2 billion from AIB and continue to own 3.3% of bank
AIB plan to buy back €1.2bn of Government shares hangs in balance
Shares rose on Wednesday to within half a cent of the €6.26 price at which the deal has been set
Markets edge lower ahead of key interest rate decisions
Iseq index up 1.2% as AIB edges closer to price target for share buyback
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AIB IPO player prepares for Portuguese bank flotation as soon as June
Lender is 75% owned by US private equity giant Lone Star
Growth in Irish services sector is subdued
AIB purchasing managers index records weaker rate of expansion in April
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The annual growth rate of bank savings has more than doubled from pre-Covid levels
AIB ‘performing ahead of expectations’ amid global uncertainty - CEO
Plan to buy back shares from State gets 97% backing at agm, even as stock trades below agreed price
Irish manufacturing output reaches highest level in three years
Purchasing managers index reading remains above flash April readings for the euro zone, the US and the UK
Why bother with AIB’s new non-green mortgage rates?
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Will AIB pull State stock buyback terms if shares fail to rally by agm?
Terms to offer to buy back substantial chunk of remaining bailout-era holding in bank were agreed before Trump ignited market turmoil
MML Capital Ireland closes latest investment fund at €220 million
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, AIB and European Investment Fund among investors
Former bonds trader targets gaps in the Irish mortgage market
Núa Money co-founder Fergal O’Leary says there is an opportunity for more players to come into the Irish mortgage market and take market share from the banks
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