The economy may already be overheating as fears about Brexit, skills shortages and political insecurity loom large, Ireland’s business directors believe.

The UK wants to continue post-Brexit collaborations with the EU on science and innovation projects, ministers are stressing in a new position paper being put out as part of the withdrawal negotiation process.

The Government has been urged to introduce regulation for crowdfunding to provide protection for potential investors and help facilitate the development of a new financing model for businesses.

The current political instability in Britain is likely to impact the country’s economic growth this year, said Standard & Poor’s chief economist for the European, Middle East and Africa.

Conflicts of interest are rampant on Irish company boards, a survey of directors who sit on the boards has found.

The UK Prime Minister has been attacked for "watering down" a pledge to allow workers to have a representative on company boards.

Cutting corporation tax will help create tens of thousands of new jobs and prosperity for all in the North, business leaders said.

New powers for Scotland must be used to boost its competitiveness after businesses breathed a “collective sigh of relief” at the No vote today.

An overwhelming majority of Irish directors believe the way firms are run has improved in recent years.

Three-quarters of company directors are not satisfied with how quickly the Government is improving the State’s economic health, while a similar amount feel our graduates are not prepared for the workplace.

British businesses gave qualified backing to the Prime Minister's pledge for an in/out referendum, but raised fears the vote will create greater uncertainty for under-pressure UK companies.

The Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) has issued a report which reveals that 45% of directors believe the selection and appointment process to boards in Ireland were based on 'who you know'.

Members of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) have indicated their overwhelming support for a 'Yes' vote in the upcoming EU Fiscal Treaty referendum.

Executive pay and the lack of women on company boards need to be tackled next year to put right some of the UK's "key failings", a business leader has said.

The Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) has welcomed the Government’s "commitment to job creation" in the first part of Budget 2012 announced by Minister Brendan Howlin today.

Dublin: Tom Byrne has this week been appointed to the position of president of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) and will serve a two-year term. He replaces Ann Riordan who has held the position since June 2009.

A NEW service has been launched to better evaluate the performance of Irish businesses — in terms of company boards, individual directors and board committees.

SEVENTY percent of directors agree that increased regulation is the only way that corporate governance standards can be improved, a study has shown.

THE majority of directors of companies believe the Government is not doing enough to resolve the economic crisis and half of company bosses don’t even think the Government understands the problem.

IRISH business may rebuild international credibility with a combined voluntary code of corporate governance practice for private companies and state bodies.

More than half of the North's businesses today reported suffering toughened bank lending conditions.

Businesses must not cut spending on training as the recession bites, the North's Employment Commissioner said today.

Many company directors are nervous about what policies British chancellor Gordon Brown will introduce when, as expected, he takes over as prime minister, a business leader said today.

The Bank of England kept UK interest rates on hold at 5% today – as further signs of a booming housing market raised the prospect of a hike next year.

The Institute of Directors has welcomed the Taoiseach’s announcement last night that there will be a review of the provision relating to Directors’ Compliance Statements contained in the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003.

The predicted relocation of British businesses to eastern Europe following the expansion of the European Union has failed to materialise, a business group said today.

The booming UK housing market will slow down gradually and avoid a 1990s-style crash, an economist predicted today.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher today received a standing ovation from the country’s business leaders after telling them she was concerned for the future of Britain under the policies of the Labour Government.

MARKETS across the globe will be more than a little jittery this morning after Friday's plunge in New York.

A growing number of business chiefs are supporting the Government's push for a 'yes' vote in the upcoming Nice Treaty referendum.

Company directors still believe Britain should not join the euro for the foreseeable future, according to a report today.

Secondary schools that fail to make the grade should be ‘‘culled’’, a leading representative of Northern Ireland’s business community said today.

Business optimism slipped last month as growth in the economy slowed, according to a new survey.