Ireland
23 March 2012
Ireland fell back into recession in the last quarter of 2011, according to official figures released on Thursday.
10 February 2012
Joanna Faith looks at whether now is a good time to invest in the first major euro victim of the credit crunch.
16 January 2012
The UK fund management industry faces complete transformation if the financial transaction tax – or Tobin tax – is implemented, commentators have warned.
12 January 2012
First it was Ireland, then Greece, closely followed by Italy, but now the spotlight is shining on Hungary as it comes to the forefront of the European debt crisis.
05 December 2011
As the eurozone crisis reaches a crescendo, the Bank of England has revealed just how much exposure UK banks have to the region's most troubled economies.
05 December 2011
Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy are set to meet today as political commentators warn Europe is entering the end game for the crisis, which must be resolved this week to save the euro.
21 July 2011
EU leaders have agreed a further €109bn (£96bn) bailout for Greece, one-third of which will come from private sector bondholders.
18 April 2011
Moody’s has downgraded its rating of Irish banks to junk status, following its decision last week to cut Ireland’s sovereign debt rating by two notches.
15 April 2011
Moody’s has slashed Ireland’s sovereign debt rating by two notches, to BAA3 from BAA1, on its weak economic growth prospects.
24 March 2011
Irish economy contracted in the fourth quarter of 2010, shrinking 1.6% on the back of poor consumer spending, exports and investment.
23 December 2010
The Irish government is poised to inject a further €3.7bn into Allied Irish Banks, effectively nationalising the lender.
22 December 2010
In 2011 the danger is the Euro system will put too much pressure on too many weaker countries and economies.
21 December 2010
Gartmore’s closed-ended Irish Growth fund will wrap up in the New Year, subject to shareholder approval.
29 November 2010
Economist Nouriel Roubini, known around the world as Dr Doom for forecasting the credit crisis, says Portugal will be the next European country in line for an Irish-style bailout.
23 November 2010
FSA chairman Adair Turner says Britain's banks are not disturbingly exposed to Irish banks or Irish government bonds.
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