Confidence among CEOs trebles

Confidence among Irish business leaders in the future of their own business and the economy almost trebled in the last year, new figures show.

A far greater number of company chiefs executive said they were positive about the outlook of the economy; up from 31% in 2013 to 86% this year.

More than three-quarters of the 250 chiefs executives surveyed as part of Price-WaterhouseCoopers’ CEO Pulse Survey were favourable about the future of their company.