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

The Irish economy could grow by 50%, over the next four years, with 140,000 jobs created if the country can take a leading role in the creation of the EU’s planned Digital Single Market, according to a new report.

The Central Bank has spent €119m on professional fees since 2011, including expenditure of €27.55m last year.

Volvo is banking on automated driving technology eliminating deaths

Traffic jams of the future may cause dangerous data snarl-ups, as cars packed with entertainment, and safety and navigation features, vie for airwaves with smartphones, tablets and networked features in other vehicles, according to a study.

Cheaper and better robots will replace humans in the world’s factories at a faster pace over the next decade, driving down labour costs by 16%, a report has said.

Cheaper and better robots will replace humans in the world’s factories at a faster pace over the next decade, a report has said.

Business leaders pushing for frictionless free trade have something new to worry about: the potential break-up of the internet.

NOTHING quite demonstrates the potential of China’s consumers as the country’s proliferation of luxury malls.

Embattled insurance giant Aviva is this week expected to announce proposals to shut or sell a raft of divisions as part of a major turnaround plan.

ADRIANA Garcia won’t be buying her family Christmas gifts this year.

BEFORE the good people from BlackRock Solutions and Boston Consulting Group leave the jurisdiction, they might be asked to do an additional stress test — on Ireland’s exchequer. Larry Fink and the lads carry the ultimate status of credibility worldwide. No one seems to have followed the logical conclusion of their analysis, beyond banks, for their state guarantor.

THE blacklisting of Irish bonds for use as collateral by the Swiss Central Bank “has no serious funding implications for Ireland, said Alan McQuaid, chief economist, Bloxham Stockbrokers.

One in every 50 Irish households is accorded millionaire status, according to a new global wealth report by the Boston Consulting Group.