IBEC: Export growth to continue despite challenging market conditions

Employers' group IBEC has said that the outlook for Irish exports remains positive going into 2012, despite the eurozone crisis impacting severely on the confidence levels of Irish companies.

Releasing its Business Sentiment Survey for the final quarter of 2011, IBEC warned that the climate heading into 2012 is very challenging and the resilience of exports will struggle to compensate for the weakness in domestic demand.