By David Murphy, Business Editor in Madrid The Spanish crash has parallels with Ireland’s economic collapse. Banks in both countries funded a misguided building boom, the lenders were bailed out and the construction sector imploded. Now unemployment is a huge … Continue reading →
By David Murphy, Business Editor During Mike Aynsley’s tenure as boss of IBRC, formerly Anglo Irish Bank, he pulled off a few feats. One was to shrink the bank’s loan book from €100 billion to €15 billion, another was to … Continue reading →
by Seán Whelan, Economics Correspondent Back in the early part of the last decade, Peer Steinbruck was prime minister of NorthRhein-Westphalia. He visited Dublin in an official capacity, as part of a roadshow, touting NRW state bonds to investors … Continue reading →