The bottom has dropped out of Ireland's sport sponsorship market as a result of Covid-19. The question now is whether it will come back in the same form.
We could easily see a dual or two-speed recovery, where the manufacturing sector gets back to work pretty quickly, but the services sector takes a lot longer to get back on track.
Exclusive interview: Former ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet presided over Europe’s monetary response to the previous crisis. As the Covid-19 crisis escalates, he praises the current ECB’s fast initial response – while sticking to his long-held position that the mounting debt will have to be repaid.
While acute care capacity has been ramping up, Vanguard Health CEO and former NHS executive Audrey Mc Donnell turns her attention to the services caring for those most exposed to the pandemic.
FBD has faced backlash from customers who feel they have been cast adrift over coronavirus cover. Meanwhile, its cash reserves are likely to get stressed this year and its financial assets are down between 5 and 10 per cent. What does the future hold for FBD?
As the pressure mounts on the state to bail out vast tranches of the domestic economy and households, are we facing another period of prolonged austerity? Or can we chart a new fiscal future?
One month ago, directors of the historic student travel agency met to sign off on a promising set of accounts. Last week, they agreed to wind up the company. The downfall reveals the devastation being caused by Covid-19 in the travel sector.
As insurers battle with industry over business interruption cover, the state has been left to effectively subsidise both through emergency wage cover. However, concerns are growing about the capacity of some insurers to weather this crisis.
The scale of disruption arising from the Covid-19 pandemic can be overwhelming. Yet a number of common steps applicable across industries can help business leaders ground their response in fact, steer their teams through it – and make the most of opportunities arising at the other end.
The coronavirus crisis has hit property-focused shares harder than most – but those are a leveraged bet on the underlying property market. Homeowners needn't worry (until later this summer maybe).
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