Sri Lanka raises taxes on wine, cheese to curb imports Cash-strapped Sri Lanka raised tariffs on a wide range of goods including wine and cheese, in a new drive to discourage imports and preserve foreign currency reserves, the finance ministry said today. Business • 02 Jun 22
Sri Lanka raises taxes on wine, cheese to curb imports Cash-strapped Sri Lanka raised tariffs on a wide range of goods including wine and cheese, in a new drive to discourage imports and preserve foreign currency reserves, the finance ministry said today. Business • 02 Jun 22
Call for investigation into Ulster Bank's GRG The Oireachtas finance committee has heard calls for the Central Bank to initiate an independent investigation into the behaviour of Ulster Bank in dealing with business owners who were in financial distress during the economic crisis. Business • 26 Jan 17
Call for investigation into Ulster Bank's GRG The Oireachtas finance committee has heard calls for the Central Bank to initiate an independent investigation into the behaviour of Ulster Bank in dealing with business owners who were in financial distress during the economic crisis. Business • 26 Jan 17
World economic crash 'exciting' - King The Bank of England's response to the global financial crisis was "exciting" to work on and prevented another Great Depression, its former governor, Mervyn King, has said. Business • 29 Dec 14
World economic crash 'exciting' - King The Bank of England's response to the global financial crisis was "exciting" to work on and prevented another Great Depression, its former governor, Mervyn King, has said. Business • 29 Dec 14
Young bearing brunt of economic crisis - ESRI Research by the Economic and Social Research Institute suggests that the main burden of the economic crisis is being borne by the younger half of the Irish population. News • 14 May 13
Young bearing brunt of economic crisis - ESRI Research by the Economic and Social Research Institute suggests that the main burden of the economic crisis is being borne by the younger half of the Irish population. News • 14 May 13