They aren’t going to raise income tax again – are they?

ESRI points to big gains from increasing income tax rates – close to €1 billion annually

NTMA CEO ‘not greatly worried’ about burden of Covid borrowings

Conor O’Kelly says ECB and other policymakers will ensure environment is benign

Councils ‘wasting money’; business fraudsters; and how affordable housing plan will make things worse

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‘You don’t want to be running your economy and society for bond investors’

Ireland should prepare for a recession or crisis every decade, says NTMA chief

State sells €1.25bn in long-term debt

Funding will be used to pay for Government measures to deal with pandemic

NTMA seeks to raise up to €1.5bn in bond auction

State has been forced to up its borrowing to deal with the economic crisis caused by Covid

Director of €15bn State fund to step down

Eugene O’Callaghan will leave Ireland Strategic Investment Fund at end of December

NTMA raises additional €750m at negative rate of -0.54%

Auction receives €2.27bn in bids, three times the amount on offer

Central Bank governor to call for ‘credible’ path’ to cut State debt post-Covid-19

High level of debt will leave State vulnerable to future shocks, warns Makhlouf

State’s shareholdings in Irish banks could last another decade

Donohoe indicates opportunity to sell off more shares in AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB has been stymied by crisis

NTMA warns Covid-19 borrowing leaves State exposed to rising interest rates

Debt management agency says it has already raised €18.5bn of its increased €20bn to €24bn borrowing target for this year

Ireland’s financial reputation: why this time it is different

NTMA’s latest bond auction reflects solid position of public finances

NTMA raises €6bn from bond auction to help State meet Covid-19 costs

Funds to boost State coffers as support ramps up for coronavirus-hit firms and workers

NTMA to sell up to €4bn of debt to help fund State’s response to virus

Agency announces imminent auction of seven-year bonds

NTMA plans multibillion-euro bond sale within weeks

Move comes as bill to fight impact of Covid-19 crisis climbs

State well-placed to borrow in international markets, NTMA says

Agency points to Ireland’s positive debt profile coupled with strong investor appetite

NTMA boss calls for decision on selling down State bank holdings

Agency says money should be used to pay down Ireland’s outsized debt burden

Election adds to headaches for AIB boss Colin Hunt

Market Beat: Pressure on the partially State-owned bank continue to mount

State’s €215bn debt burden leaves us exposed to global recession

Figure equates to over €44,000 for every man, woman and child in the Republic

Mario’s final push as end in sight for reign in Frankfurt

Cantillon: ECB president Draghi gears up for exit with fresh stimulus measures

Lower ECB rates leave Irish taxpayers stuck with our banks

Euro-zone economy remains in malaise as Draghi enters twilight of his tenure

David McWilliams: Stop the recession talk. It’s not happening

Burned by the 2008 bust, today’s Irish officials preach caution and warn of crashes

Ireland’s debt: €44,365 is owed by every man, woman and child in the State

CSO numbers show burden is four times higher than pre-crisis levels

Ireland’s €205bn debt: So just who is to blame?

After the financial crash many people accuse the banks, but they are only part of the story

NTMA staff share €1.78m bonus in 2018

Agency’s chief executive Conor O’Kelly received unchanged remuneration of €571,000

Dublin and Berlin move closer as Brexit barney continues

Business Week: also in the news were changes in Europe, debt, tax and the banks

A 100% chance of recession: what do economists think

Irish analysts broadly agree on likelihood of some type of reversal for economy

The Irish Times view on the national debt: Bracing for the bad times

An unusual combination of factors makes our huge debt manageable, but that won’t last forever

Chances of another recession in Ireland 100%, says NTMA chief

Conor O’Kelly says Lagarde nomination at ECB is ‘positive’ for Ireland

Is it time for the Government to help out savers?

State borrows from abroad, but why not tap retail savings market?

Mario Draghi’s number one fan: the NTMA

Cantillon: Agency chief explains how Ireland has benefitted from ECB low rate policies

Ireland’s €200bn debt burden: how did we get here?

Q&A: And how much are the debt servicing costs on such a monster sum?

Ireland paid over €60bn interest on national debt in 10 years

National Treasury Management Agency chief highlights high cost of servicing €200bn debt

Some 261 earn more than €100,000 at Nama and NTMA

State agencies together employ 22 people earning between €200,000 and €300,000

Dublin tourism briefing and Facebook results due

Your business this week: Irish unemployment figures, BoE rates decision and Starbucks results

Has the State missed the boat on cashing in on AIB?

Analysts agree that timing a share sale is far from straightforward

No evidence of a land bubble in Ireland, says Varadkar

Taoiseach admits land is not being made available for development quickly enough

AIB plans to return ‘serious lump’ of cash to shareholders

Bank has finally reduced its non-performing loans to average European levels

Fretting over late-cycle stock market risk could cost you

Yields are levelling off after long bull run but market peak may be some way off yet

State should sell its bank shares to tackle housing crisis

Vincent Boland: Despite NTMA advice, proceeds should not be used to pay down debt

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