Business year in review: July to December

This is the business year in review from July to December.

JULY

“Illusory” GDP numbers put the international focus back on Ireland’s tax regime, as the CSO reported huge upward revisions to economic growth numbers in 2015 of 26.3%. The figures were described as “artificial” and “illusory” and promoted the infamous jibe of “leprechaun economics” by economist Paul Krugman.