What do Bangladesh, India, Libya, the Ivory Coast, and Ethiopia have in common? Well, taking the latest projections from the IMF as gospel, that quintet will have the distinction of being the only countries in the world to have grown by more than Ireland, in terms of headline GDP in 2018, writes Philip O’Sullivan.

New forecasts by the EU project a steep rise in consumer prices in the next year, but wages may yet increase at a faster pace to ensure higher spending power.

Irish factories still extended a winning run despite the huge disruption to work and transport that Storm Emma visited on the country last month.

Revelations of alleged email hacking and serious corporate governance clashes at Independent News and Media, the country’s largest newspaper publisher, have their roots in September and October 2016 meetings.

INM shares decline 5% on ODCE probe news.

Comments by ECB chief economist over the steep path inflation still has to take may mean mortgage rates here stay lower for longer, an economist has said.

Robert Pitt has resigned as chief executive of Independent News and Media (INM) following an extraordinary row that had waged in the media company for over a year.

Even as Catalonia serves a reminder that political risks remain, the eurozone’s year of living dangerously is turning out well for the economy.

Cork, and the south-west in general, is better-positioned than other regions in Ireland to deal with Brexit-related challenges, and is primed to benefit from in-bound job relocations, according to specialist bank Investec.

The first hike in interest rates may be longer away than thought as the ECB holds off for almost a further three years despite the eurozone expanding at a fast clip, a leading economist has predicted.

Analysts are pouring over market charts of the Cuban missile crisis in the early 1960s and the war of words over North Korea to assess whether investors’ fright will calm any time soon.

Irish manufacturing appears to have shed its Brexit blues caused by the drop in sterling, while UK manufacturing growth slowed significantly, according to the latest surveys of purchasing managers across the world.

Outstanding loans to businesses and for households to buy homes has continued to contract, prompting a leading economist to question whether the economy can prosper without more credit.

A clarification to comments made by ECB chief Mario Draghi has eased fears that the costs of borrowing for businesses and homeowners would rise before 2019.

Irish consumer confidence remained shaky last month with new car sales continuing their slide with a 24% year-on-year decline.

Irish exporters have been warned about further sharp currency fluctuations, should the EU-UK talks end in no trade deal and tough controls over workers.

Independent News & Media (INM) chief Robert Pitt used whistleblowing legislation to complain around the time a dispute raged inside the media firm over the potential acquisition of Newstalk, it has emerged.

After the UK parliament provided its backing for the EU withdrawal bill, the British Prime Minister told MPs that “this will be a defining moment for our whole country as we begin to forge the new relationship with Europe and a new role for ourselves in the world”.

A pension fund trustee is seeking a €16 million summary judgement order in the Commercial Court against a company which sells a variety of products on credit in a dispute over a defined benefit pension scheme.

An early sale of shares worth up to €3bn in Government-owned AIB could be delayed amid calls for Taoiseach Enda Kenny to step down.

Irish firms require improved training to boost productivity in key industries, according to the latest scorecard from the National Competitiveness Council.

The renewed slump in sterling is hurting key Irish businesses hard as the turmoil caused by the uncertainty of the UK’s new relationship with Europe will persist for a long time, analysts here have warned.

The City of London’s powerful lobbying group has reluctantly given up on its lobbying efforts to keep full access to the EU, a sign which is being interpreted here as a further signal that the UK is heading for a hard Brexit that would be bad for the Irish economy.

Investec Ireland has described 2016 as a "year of two halves" for the Irish economy, Newstalk reports.

The pressure facing retailers over the ‘Long Black Friday’ weekend following the plunge in sterling since the Brexit vote could ease significantly as the euro faces the first of its own looming tests next week, according to analysts.

Stock markets have taken a breather while bond yields rose, as traders assessed the likely speed of US rate hikes under Donald Trump’s White House and awaited clues to future policies from the choices for his new cabinet team.

Official figures showing a slowdown in industrial output in August may be further evidence of a potential slowdown in manufacturing following the June 23 vote by the UK to exit the EU.

Sterling fell sharply against the euro, ratcheting up the pressure on Irish firms selling goods and services across the Irish Sea following the weekend declaration by British Prime Minister Teresa May that the UK is intent on a hardline exit from the EU.

Irish indigenous firms are “struggling” following the slump in the value of sterling against the euro in the wake of the UK’s vote in June to leave the EU, a leading economist has said.

A move by the Bank of Ireland to dissuade large companies from parking €10m or more in short-term deposits is a “defensive” strategy for the lender in an era of rock-bottom interest rates, a leading economist has said.

Britain could take up to 10 years to strike final divorce terms with the EU, according to a leading economist.

Growth in Irish manufacturing shuddered to a halt last month, in the clearest evidence to date that the drop in sterling following the decision of the UK to quit the EU is adversely affecting the economy here.

Shares in Permanent TSB, which have shed more than half their value this year, rose to their highest level since before the UK referendum, as pressure appeared to ease for it to quickly dispose of a large UK loan book worth £2.3bn (€2.74bn).