Half of organisations saw sales decrease throughout Covid restrictions

Less than a quarter of firms saw the numbers they employed fall

Ibec CEO Danny McCoy said the findings showed that despite the challenges, CEOs are buoyed by the prospect of a vaccine. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

Half of organisations saw sales decrease throughout Covid-19 restrictions, however, less than a quarter of organisations saw the numbers they employed fall.

That’s according to a new survey by Ibec, which surveyed some 381 CEOs in December about some of the key issues facing CEOs this year.