http://www.rte.ie/business/ Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie Copyright © RTÉ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:46:24 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:46:24 +0000 Business News http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie Bank of Scotland Ireland is to shed 750 jobs from its workforce of 1,600, with most of the redundancies taking effect by July. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:35:23 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/bosi.html A German government source says European governments have agreed in principle to support Greece. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:57:46 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/greece.html The Central Statistics Office estimates that the volume of retail sales last year fell by just over 14% from 2008. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:34:58 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/retail.html D&B, formerly known as Dun and Bradstreet, is to create 100 new jobs in Dublin by the middle of next year. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:43:39 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/JOBS.html Credit rating agency Moody's says it has put Toyota's credit rating on review for a possible downgrade. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:35:44 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/toyota.html The Governor of the Central Bank says the banks need to re-focus their attention on lending to businesses. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:10:22 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/centralbank.html United Drug says that trading across the group has been good in the first quarter of its financial year. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:32:17 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/uniteddrug.html Bord Bia is holding its Marketplace event today, with more than 300 international buyers in 2,800 meetings. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:35:39 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/bordbia.html Britain's financial watchdog today announced the departure of its chief executive Hector Sants. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:47:39 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/fsa.html US drinks giant Coca-Cola says its net profit jumped 55% in the fourth quarter of last year from a year earlier. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:54:14 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/cocacola.html The Pensions Board chief executive says many defined benefit pension schemes still have substantial deficits. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:16:23 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/pension.html Troubled Swiss bank UBS said today that it had returned a 1.20 billion Swiss franc profit in the final quarter of 2009. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:13:56 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/ubs.html China overtook Germany to become the world's leading exporter as German trade saw its biggest slump since 1950. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:57:20 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/germany.html Ryanair is to open its 40th base at Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city, in May. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:23:23 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/ryanair.html Shares in SAS Scandinavian Airlines plunged today after it said it was planning to raise new capital. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:57:13 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/sas.html The communications regulator is to cut the monthly rate Eircom can charge rivals for access to its network. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:46:24 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/comreg.html Britain's goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widened to its highest in nearly a year in December. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:37:09 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/britain.html Opel boss Nick Reilly presented a plan for the future of the ailing General Motors unit, with a forecast loss of 8,300 jobs. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:51:05 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/opel.html Oil prices rallied this evening as traders took their cue from the falling US dollar after recent sharp losses. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:01:17 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/oil.html A stronger sterling is providing a backdrop to a renewed export drive for Irish food products in the UK. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:13:25 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/mibusiness.html Intel will make a decision next month on where to build a factory for its next generation of microprocessors. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:39:59 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/presswatch.html The main European stock markets overcame earlier losses to close in positive territory this evening. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:36:08 +0000 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0209/marketupdate.html