A cross border survey has found uncertainty amongst project managers in both North and South Ireland.

Alan Clarke has been appointed as energy advisor for the student accommodation sector with Pinergy, the smart energy provider.

Ireland’s largest annual conference for project managers takes place in Cork this month. Pádraig Hoare speaks with the project manager who will oversee the event, Clodagh Geary

The Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced the shortlist of finalists for the inaugural National Project Awards.

The performance of the global economy has tended to disappoint versus expectations in recent years, struggling for sustained upward momentum.

Project management (PM) leaders fear a Brexit skills shortage, according to a survey by the Ireland Chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI).

There is mounting evidence of a strengthening of the global economy since last autumn.

There’s news on two different fronts this week to show that Ireland’s construction deficit which built up during the recession is being addressed, vitally in the case of residential building and office supply.

China’s first official economic report of the year suggested manufacturing weakened for a fifth straight month in December, the longest such streak since 2009.

Eurozone business growth slowed this month as Asian demand weakened, leading to fewer new jobs and forcing factories to reduce output, even though companies raised prices for the first time in over four years, a survey showed yesterday.

Construction sector growth slowed sharply in the first month of the year but failed to dent firms’ appetite for new workers which remained strong, the latest Ulster Bank Construction PMI shows.

Activity in the construction sector continued to improve last month.

A gauge of euro-area services and manufacturing signaled economic growth slowed in the final quarter of 2014, supporting calls for more stimulus by the European Central Bank.

China’s factory activity unexpectedly fell to a five-month low in October as firms fought slowing orders and rising costs.

The eurozone economy may have moved one step away from another recession.

The recovery of the construction industry gathered pace last month as growth in residential housing projects hit a 15-year high and employment rose for the eleventh straight month.

Eurozone manufacturing and services activity weakened in June amid a further slowdown in France’s economy, underscoring the fragility of recovery in the 18-nation region.

Construction firms are now more confident about their business outlook than at any time this century, new findings show.

Residents who forked out €270,000 for their homes seven years ago have been told they do not actually own the driveways to their houses.

Mario Draghi’s view that the eurozone doesn’t need more monetary easing for now is being vindicated.

Ireland’s manufacturers managed to navigate the stormy weather and create the most jobs in four months in February, according to Investec’s monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Business conditions weakened slightly last month as the pace of new businesses slowed from the record highs seen in October.

China’s factory growth held at an 18-month high in November on firm domestic and foreign demand, defying expectations the economy faces a modest slowdown as 2013 draws to a close.

The number of dole claimants has dropped below 400,000 for the first time since 2009, but a significant drop in young claimants has prompted speculation that emigration may be the reason for the overall decline.

Manufacturing firms have reported their first increase in new orders in five months, as the overall sector continues its summer recovery.

The private sector economy in Northern Ireland is starting to show signs that the worst of the downturn is over, new figures have indicated.

The private sector economy in Northern Ireland is starting to show signs that the worst of the downturn is over, new figures indicate.

The construction sector plunged further into decline last month, with one of the main industry barometers measuring the sharpest rate of deterioration for more than six months.

It is still unclear who is taking charge of talks to save Cyprus. Is it Europe or Russia, asks Mike Peacock

Growth in the country’s manufacturing activity recovered from a nine-month low in February, extending the expansion in the sector to 12 months even as most of the eurozone continues to contract, a survey showed yesterday.

The rate of decline in the Irish construction industry has started to ease, new figures indicate.

Business activity in the services sector fell for a third consecutive month in July, with the rate of decline accelerating, according to latest data.

Manufacturing is turning out jobs at the highest rate recorded since 1999, the NCB purchasing managers’ index has claimed.

Construction activity remained in decline in May, meaning the sector has now been in freefall for five years.

The eurozone economy looks set to remain in recession for the foreseeable future, following a stronger than anticipated decline at the start of the second quarter of the year.

The economy will this year maintain its growth at a snail’s pace, as export growth slows and GDP grows by just 0.4%, the latest Ulster Bank Irish Economic Outlook says.

Despite the services sector of the economy returning to growth in February, job losses in the sector continued, according to the latest NCB services PMI.

MARIO DRAGHI took over as president of the ECB from Jean-Claude Trichet last week. He could not have picked a more difficult time.

Fears that the eurozone will slide back into recession intensified today as data revealed the fastest contraction in the manufacturing and services sectors for two years.

THE construction sector is continuing to show signs of weakness as firms shed staff and business.

IRELAND’s manufacturing sector grew strongly last month — with the fastest increase in new business orders in more than 11 years; the sharpest rate of job creation for nearly five years and actual production increasing at its fastest pace in 13 years.

CONSTRUCTION firms shed more jobs last month as the sector continued to battle through what has been the longest period of decline on record.

SERVICES companies reported an increase in new business last month, notably from domestic clients, but job cuts in the sector continued.