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Ireland after the virus
Derek Reed 17/04/2020
What are the options when the needs of the economy are great, and urgent, and the Government’s coffers are empty? The Central Bank forecasts that the pandemic and concomitant restrictions will lead to 500,000 job losses in Ireland and a 8.3% contraction in the economy. The OECD says 15%. Thousands of businesses will be in desperate straits …
Company law as another beggar-my-neighbour policy?
Jan Cremers 12/03/2017
Since the introduction of the European internal market, company law has been increasingly judged in terms of its impact on ‘competitiveness’. …
Brexit, Ireland and economic policy
03/07/2016
James Stewart: Brexit marks a fundamental change in how we think about the EU and our relations with our closest neighbour. Advice on what should be …
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