Bosses expect rise in staff numbers

ONE-in-four chief executives surveyed say they expect to increase employee numbers next year.

Half of company bosses believe that European Central Bank (ECB) base rates will remain unchanged next year, while the remainder expect interest rates in the Eurozone to rise slightly next year.

Two-thirds, however, expect residential property to decline in value over the next three years, according to a survey of 1,000 Irish chief executives by commercial property firm, CB Richard Ellis.