Business – Page 43 – Irish Examiner USA

November 20, 2019 No Responses

Irish Central Bank Says Any Style of Brexit Will Be ‘Damaging for Ireland’

Any form of Brexit will be damaging for Ireland, the Governor of the Central Bank has said. Gabriel Makhlouf said Brexit represents an enormous change and transition for society, businesses and the economy as a whole. In his first keynote...

November 19, 2019 No Responses

Speed of Post-Brexit Trade Negiotations ‘Impossible to Predict” – Varadkar

The speed of post-Brexit trade negotiations is impossible to predict, Leo Varadkar has said. The UK will need to secure a deal to ensure continued access to the EU market after Brexit, and the Taoiseach warned that talks could take...

November 15, 2019 No Responses

Varadkar: Tariff and Quota-Free Trade Between Britain and Ireland Important After Brexit

It is crucial to have tariff and quota-free trade between Ireland and Britain after Brexit, Leo Varadkar has said. The Taoiseach said there is an assurance that there will not be a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic...

November 14, 2019 No Responses

Non-Stop Flight to Sydney Takes Off From Heathrow

A non-stop Qantas flight from London to Sydney has taken off from Heathrow. The Australian airline is using the flight to research the impact of ultra-long haul trips on passengers and crew. Forty people are on board the Boeing 787-9...

November 13, 2019 No Responses

Economic Benefit of Cern Membership for Ireland is a ‘No Brainer’

Ireland’s associate membership of the Cern nuclear research center is a “no brainer” which will result in millions of euro being put into the Irish economy, an Oireachtas committee has been told. It would cost around €1.3 million for Ireland...

November 12, 2019 No Responses

Donohoe Rejects “Austerity” Label for 2020 Budget

The minister for finance has defended his spending plans for next year after it was labelled as an “austerity budget” and “non-budget”. Speaking at the post budget briefing in the Budgetary Oversight Committee today, Minister for Finance, Public Expend...