Irish business conditions improve as inflation cools, say CEOs

About a third of all firms reported that their businesses were growing, while many more companies said they were performing steadily as they went into the new year

Trading conditions and optimism are improving for small and large Irish firms, according to two surveys that point to rising optimism among business chiefs that inflation is on the retreat.

Trading conditions and optimism are improving for small and large Irish firms, according to two surveys that point to rising optimism among business chiefs that inflation is on the retreat.

InterTradeIreland, the agency that monitors and promotes all-Ireland economy and trade, said that profitability for many firms across the island was on the rise, as the pace of price increases slows.