Makhlouf, who has spent the past eight years heading New Zealand’s treasury department, never came up in speculation for the top job

Gabriel Makhlouf is approved by Cabinet as the first non-Irish national to lead the Central Bank in its 76-year history

More jobs for Ireland, banking culture and executive pay were also in the spotlight

Deputy governor Sharon Donnery and senior civil servant Colm O’Reardon tipped on list

John Fell among candidates seeking to succeed Philip Lane at regulator

European Central Bank chief economist in waiting will take up role amid unprecedented uncertainty

Company to expand manufacturing facilities, up R&D activities and take on more staff

Process-outsourcing company looking at establishing fourth US office by 2020

EIB vice president tells conference it is ‘difficult to mortgage an algorithm’

Funds being used to finance two ships, one of which entered service on Tuesday

Clever companies putting in place contingency plans to deal with the many threats

Two-month wait on VAT repayment could seriously pressurise companies’ cash flow

Funding to support onshore wind, solar energy and energy storage schemes

European Angels Fund Ireland doubled to €40m with aim of supporting 100 companies

European Investment Bank announces major financing allocation for State project

Construction set to start on new buildings for more than 10,000 students and 600 staff

Bank ready to provide more funding for social housing

European Investment Bank loan of €490 million for National Children’s Hospital

‘Much higher’ investment required to sustain recovery, says European Investment Bank

EIF and the SBCI have said they will provide an additional €230m to small companies

European Investment Bank to confirm its backing for Opera Centre development

European Investment Bank funding will help build new college of medicine, nursing and health

Increased spending on infrastructure a top priority, says Minister for Finance

The Taoiseach is more direct and proactive and less diplomatic than Enda Kenny

Irish Ministers hold two days of discussions with EIB official in Luxembourg

Bank to provide €90m loan to Coillte and invest in a private forestry initiative

European Union financial arm set to unveil support for social housing investment

Vice-president Andrew McDowell says Ireland could benefit as new office opens

EIB loan will support €240 million investment programme at University College Cork

Dublin-based firm moving into new phase of investing in building companies from scratch

Garda intensifies investigation into the agency following Enda Farrell case

EU bank says its exposure to Ireland remains below EU average

Profile: The Minister for Finance will play his usual vital role in Budget 2017

It’s not that trust has broken down. It never really existed in the first place

Government says nomination was made following ‘open and competitive process’

Minister objected to Kenny’s attempt to bypass formal process for €275,000-a-year job

Vacuum in weakening Fine Gael as early election in prospect after con of ‘new politics’

Flanagan in salute to green jersey while Varadkar shows form in leadership race

Ex- minister Alan Kelly amazed Shane Ross has not commented on McDowell nomination

Fine Gael furious over Independents’ insistence on free vote on fatal foetal abnormalities Bill