CEOs upbeat on GDP growth

A quarter of chief executives expect GDP growth of at least 4% next year while seven in ten believe it will match or exceed recent predictions of 3%.

With the Irish economy currently growing at the fastest of any in the EU, an even greater proportion of company bosses are confident in the country’s capacity to exceed average EU GDP growth rates over the next two to three years, according to a new report released by Deloitte.

While the survey’s tone was generally positive, the area of education and potential skills shortages was raised as a concern.