Irish firms are behind the curve when it comes to the adoption of new tools relative to their European counterparts. So, we need to make the skills for digital adoption freely available and make the adoption of digital tools cheaper.
The rise of Bitcoin might ultimately be remembered as the canary in the mine of a modern money system under unbearable strain. A warning that the current experiment in unanchored money might yet collapse in anger, drama, and mistrust.
Why did Ulster Bank leave? Why are Irish interest rates the highest in Europe? Capital requirements are a big part of the answer. They're intended to make the system more stable. But how much is too much?
It has no employees and generates marginal revenues. But an Irish subsidiary of EMC has just booked a massive tax-free profit through the sale of intellectual property and inter-company debt flows. Sound familiar?
Liverpool have been transformed by Jurgen Klopp. Many have shared the credit but he is an example of the great man theory of history.
The low-key draft investment agreement between the EU and China is not a free trade deal, but if confirmed, it could remove barriers for Irish companies looking to move into the EU's largest trading partner.
What does a good job look like in the 21st Century? Will we see more of them? If we don't, is a larger welfare state, or universal basic income, the answer?
As the food technology group recovers from Covid-19, its chief executive Edmond Scanlon answered a series of questions on the way it picks, conducts and reports acquisitions. The future of its dairy and consumer foods businesses is far less clear.
It is too simplistic to say that rents fell in Dublin because people moved to the country during the crisis. The data does not back this up. Instead, it points to inter-city competition rather than urban-to-rural migration.
While a small number of generic VC’s try to hitch a ride by calling themselves ‘impact funds’, they are not creating the boundaries or parameters that make them focus on delivering real, measurable impact.
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