Much will depend on extent to which proposed reforms exceed OECD standards, and represent a major move towards harmonisation of EU tax rules

Joan Burton chairs ministerial meeting as OECD praises Ireland’s ‘can-do attitude’

Demographics, low interest rates and volatile markets threaten to undermine governments’ attempts to reform pension sector

Michael Noonan welcomes plan but says EU should not attempt to go further

OECD gives coalition qualified endorsement on its budget strategy

Noonan spurns Ministers’ demands as Kenny says ‘We are not going to blow the recovery’

Long-term jobless numbers up 77% since 2007 as overall number out of work declines only slowly

Stimulus programme dominates opening day of Davos economic forum in Switzerland

Nearly 30 per cent of EU citizens moving to another member state go to Germany, OECD finds

Washington wants Europe to act more swiftly to boost demand and avoid ‘lost decade’

Noonan praises agreement that will force banks to exchange information

Despite €2bn adjustment, think tank predicts 2015 deficit of 3.1%, just outside troika-agreed 3% target

World economy is set to grow 3.4 per cent this year before accelerating to 3.9 per cent next year

OECD chief praises State’s ‘amazing renaissance story’

Trust in government fell 28 percentage points from 63 per cent to 35 per cent over a five-year period

Tánaiste stresses need to address criticisms of Government response to youth and long-term unemployment

OECD calls for ineffective job schemes to be scrapped in place of proven strategies

Report homes in on non-resident structures

Opinion: Ireland is renowned for aid. But our laws assist multinationals in tax avoidance