Ratings agency Moody's forecasts Ireland's GDP to slow to 3.3% in 2020 and 3.0% in 2021 and said Brexit remains the largest single risk to our economic outlook.

Irish business leaders and analysts have hailed the prospects for the UK approving the withdrawal agreement next month but warn that the risk of Brexit disruption may be just delayed for a year.

The election of Emmanuel Macron in France is a positive for the country’s creditworthiness but his presidency could yet come unstuck if it fails to deliver growth to help cut its large debts, Moody’s Investors Service has said.