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NTMA raises €1.5bn mainly at negative rates
- Economy
- July 9, 2020, 11:06
The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) sold €1.5 billion of bonds on Thursday, mainly at negative rates, as it continues to build up the Gover(...)

Central Bank governor to call for ‘credible’ path’ to cut State debt post-Covid-19
- Economy
- July 7, 2020, 04:59
Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf will tell the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 on Tuesday that the Government must set out a “clear and(...)

Ireland’s credit rating goes up a notch thanks to healthy economy
- Financial Services
- January 10, 2020, 18:27
Debt ratings agency Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has upgraded its rating on Ireland’s creditworthiness by one level to AA- on the back of the State(...)

Arcadia rescue deal approved by creditors, saving thousands of jobs
- Retail & Services
- June 12, 2019, 11:54
Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion group has secured backing for a controversial restructuring plan after a meeting of creditors voted to approve it. The(...)

Sri Lankan prime minister resigns 1½ months into job
- Asia-Pacific
- December 15, 2018, 18:50
Sri Lanka’s embattled prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Saturday, only a month and a half after taking office and giving the country’s pres(...)

Ryanair hopes to fly 100m passengers next year
- Transport & Tourism
- January 21, 2015, 01:00
Ryanair is hoping to fly 100 million passengers in its next financial year, according to one of its most senior executives.The Irish airline expects (...)

Fitch sees slower pace of rating upgrades in euro zone
- Economy
- June 20, 2014, 14:20
The pace of rating upgrades in the euro zone will be slower in future as fiscal progress remains sluggish, Fitch’s global head of sovereign ratings Ja(...)

Cantillon: NTMA chases Asia potential
- Financial Services
- February 25, 2014, 00:56
Irish government 10-year bond yields are hovering at around a very healthy 3.25 per cent, thank you very much. Should another external ec(...)