IRELAND will be officially declared to have exited the recession when figures are released tomorrow.

THE Government could acquire an 18% stake in AIB today as the deadline arrives for the payment of €280 million that is due.

THE Conservative-Lib Dem coalition which has put Tory leader David Cameron into 10 Downing Street is the best general election outcome for the Irish economy, according to Davy stockbrokers.

EXPORT growth has led Ireland out of recession in the first quarter of the year, but the sector is not labour intensive enough to reduce unemployment in the short term, Davy stockbrokers believes.

ANGLO Irish Bank has admitted there is a chance it will need a further €10 billion of government money this year as it posts the biggest ever loss for an Irish company.

THE economy contracted by the largest level on record last year as new figures confirm the country is still in recession.

THE Government needs to maintain capital investment in infrastructure to prevent the construction sector from meltdown, according to Davy economist Rossa White.

IRELAND cannot technically be called a wealthy nation, despite still rating highly in terms of average income levels, a new report has claimed.

CONSUMER confidence is one of the best indicators of the health of an economy.

The Government was today accused of abandoning those on the dole to look after bankers and developers as the unemployment rate hit a high not seen for 15 years.

THE economy should exit from recession in the first half of this year, according to Davy Stockbrokers.

THE decisive and brave action taken by the Government is likely to be well received by overseas observers.

DESPITE prices falling 6.6% over the last year the era of heavy discounting is coming to an end as food and clothing prices edge higher.

THE trade union representing 3,000 of the country’s most senior civil servants has become the latest to advise its members to strike on November 24 over the threat of cuts to their pay.

GLOBAL economic prospects are starting to improve, with such key bodies as the IMF revising upwards forecasts for this year and next.

THE recession will officially end in the first three months of next year with economic growth reaching 4% as early as 2011, according to one of the country’s leading stockbroking firms.

THE economy could deliver growth of 4% in 2011 and will move out of recession at the start of next year.

The recession will end in the first quarter of next year, according to Davy Research's chief economist Rossa White.

NAMA cannot work without the co-operation of the country’s developers, according to the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), which has also warned that thousands of jobs will be shed as major projects finish.

IRISH workers had one of the highest real increases in pay last year in the EU despite the looming financial crisis, a study from the EU agency Eurofound shows.

DAVY Research is projecting in its latest economic assessment that the recession will bottom out early in 2010 and that prospects for an economic recovery are beginning to emerge.

DESPITE one in eight of the country’s eligible workforce being unemployed and with the situation set to deteriorate further, economists claim the economy is now stabilising.

THERE was a pronounced reversal of April’s strong export and trade surplus readings in May due mainly to the weakness of the US dollar against the euro.

THE cost of living may be plummeting at the fastest rate since the Great Depression but figures reveal the cost of going out, using public transport and insuring your home and car continue to rise.

JOBS could be lost in the private sector because of spiralling public sector costs.

THE cost of living experienced its biggest drop in more than 75 years over the past 12 months, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office yesterday.

IRELAND is highly unlikely to default on its burgeoning national debt despite a second downgrading in 90 days of the state’s sovereign debt rating.

THE economy has weathered the worst of the recession which is expected to bottom out early next year, according to Davy Stockbrokers.

IRELAND’S ability to lure job creation investments by US multinationals will not be diminished by the tax changes being proposed by US president Barack Obama, according to a leading economist

THE numbers claiming the dole doubled year-on-year for the first time this month according to figures published by the Central Statistics Office — but experts believe there is still cause for optimism.

THE tripartite report on the economy by three leading Irish stockbroking companies said the public sector pay bill has to be tackled with reverse benchmarking, if the economy is to be restored.

THE Irish banking sector may need up to €10 billion in additional capital on top of the €7bn already pledged by the state to the two major banks.

DESPITE serious tensions prior to today’s G20 summit meeting in London world markets kicked off a new quarter yesterday with strong gains in Japan and losses in Europe.

MARKETS rallied yesterday on the back of the latest attempts by the US Federal Reserve to trigger economic recovery.

The unemployment rate, now up at 353,000, is set to rise further according to economist Rossa White of Davy Research, a leading provider of stockbroking, wealth management and financial advisory services.

IN a new note on the Irish banks one of the country’s leading stockbrokers said yesterday that liabilities of the Irish banks under government guarantee have been “dangerously overstated by some recent commentary”.

IT was Bank of Ireland’s turn to take a hit yesterday on a day AIB shares soared 26%.

ONE in 10 of the country’s 2.2 million labour force will be claiming the dole by September, economists are warning.

THE sterling crisis notched up a gear yesterday, as the pound edged closer to parity with the euro, sinking to a record for the ninth day.

HOTELS will be forced to drop their prices by about 10% next year in a bid to lure British tourists to Ireland.

THE economy is facing a three-year recession as the global outlook worsens.

A new report on the Irish economy believes that the recession will last throughout much of next year and hopes of a recovery in 2010 are fading.

THE first income tax hike in a quarter of a century will see everyone pay more taxes.

THE unemployment rate could hit 8.5% by the end of next year as the economy remains in recession.