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How should a pharma multinational respond to the uncertainty unleashed by the Trump administration? Invest more in Ireland, the contact-lens and eye-drop giant appears to have decided.
US firms show no sign of retreating from Ireland as Washington makes the temporary tax advantages introduced by Trump in 2017 permanent. Corporation tax is now set for another record year.
The US-UK trade deal, finalised at the G7 in Canada this week, now includes the removal of tariffs on aerospace exports to the US. It is a big win for the North's booming industry.
The packaging multinational assembled by Paul Coulson has one year left before it hits a wall of debt. The full story of its $12.5bn bond pile gives clues about the options left on the table.
Rather than a decoupling from the fortunes of US multinationals, the volatility reported by the Exchequer last month shows Ireland is more exposed to them than ever.
Even under Trump, US multinationals show little sign of retreating from global markets — thanks to incentives, political clout, and economic reality.
Restored bond valuations boosted the value of assets parked in Dublin by the group’s Ingka retail arm past €35bn – before Donald Trump’s election triggered a fresh wave of market instability.
The cloud technology firm, now part of the Broadcom group, has moved intellectual property rights – and taxable income – from Ireland to the US.
The national investment development agency wants to take advantage of the EU’s renewed focus on competitiveness and innovation across the bloc.
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