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The company's original plan had been to reduce its debt pile by $1.7bn

Digicel close to completing $1.6bn debt reduction plan

Business • 18 Jun 20

Digicel is carrying significant levels of debt amounting to around $6.9bn

Digicel in talks about possible debt write-downs

Business • 27 Mar 20

Fitch has kept Ireland's rating at A+

Fitch reaffirms Ireland's rating but warns of risks

Business • 29 Feb 20

S&P upgraded Ireland's rating from A+ to AA-

S&P upgrade likely to assist Ireland's borrowing needs

Business • 30 Nov 19

Property values fell in the quarter - but households' other investments increased considerably

Households' worth rises despite dip in property values

Business • 15 Aug 19

The auction was more than three times oversubscribed

NTMA auctions off €500 million of Treasury Bills

Business • 14 Mar 19

Digicel has operations in 31 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific

Digicel agrees new deal with its bond holders

Business • 19 Dec 18

A credit card can be a high-interest burden or a free loan - it all depends on how you use it

Making your credit card work for you

Business • 07 Aug 18

Fitch has downgraded its outlook on Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA

Flirting with default, Venezuela vows debt payment

Business • 15 Nov 17

Officials at the Department of Finance appeared before the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee

PAC told there is 'nothing in rainy day fund yet'

Ireland • 06 Jul 17

Tullow Oil's debt goes down as its gross profits are expected to rise

Tullow pays down debt, raises profit in H1

Business • 28 Jun 17

Banks held €6.8 billion more household deposits than loans at the end of November

Households continue to be net funders of banking

Business • 30 Dec 16

According to daily La Repubblica, Monte dei Paschi will issue the debt in the form of bonds and commercial paper

Monte dei Paschi to issue €15bn of debt in 2017

Business • 30 Dec 16

ISI received 899 new applications for debt relief in the three months from July to September

Applications for debt relief soar by 102% in Q3

Business • 17 Oct 16

A lower debt-to-GDP ratio would allow future governments to borrow in the event of a shock, according to Michael Noonan

New debt-to-GDP target of 45% announced

Budget 2017 • 11 Oct 16

The NTMA has already raised €6.5 billion out of a guided range of €6-10 billion of debt to fund the state into 2017

NTMA to hold two more bond auctions this year

Business • 03 Oct 16

The debt was raised through a securitisation of residential mortgage backed securities

PTSB raises €500m of five-year debt at 0.25%

Business • 28 Sep 16

The Governor would like to see long-term budgetary targets that can "act as an anchor" for the annual budget decisions

Analysis: The Governor writes...

Business • 06 Sep 16

The average amount of household debt per person in Ireland is now €31,216

Irish households fourth most indebted in EU

Business • 18 Aug 16

The NTMA's annual report showed Ireland's interest bill on its debt fell below €7 billion in 2015 helped by early repayments on an IMF loan

NTMA issues warning in wake of Brexit vote

Business • 14 Jul 16

The headline General Government Deficit last year fell to 2.3% of GDP from 3.8% in 2014

Government deficit falls to 2.3% of GDP in 2015

Business • 20 Apr 16

The NTMA has raised almost €5 billion out of a guided range of €6-10 billion of debt to finance the state in 2017

NTMA sells €750m of 10-year bonds at 0.817%

Business • 14 Apr 16

The ratings agency says commercial borrowing by the 131 countries it rates will drop to $6.7 trillion this year

Global debt to rise by almost $1 trillion in 2016

Business • 01 Mar 16

Richard Bruton says the Government has prepared risk plans for the future to insure the current recovery is maintained

Government has prepared risk plans for future

Business • 27 Jan 16

The NTMA plans to issue €6-10 billion worth of long-term debt this year

NTMA sells 10-year bond in strong start to 2016

Business • 08 Jan 16

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