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Irish economy becoming more competitive, says NCC report
THE ECONOMY is regaining its competitiveness, according to the annual Costs of Doing Business in Ireland report. Published by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), the report finds that the sharpening of competitive edge goes some way to reversing the sustained rise in the costs of doing business here over the past decade.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:34:28 -0700

Business Highlights
Business Highlights Business - Services - Newspapers - Magazines and E-zines - Brookings Institution

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:59:42 -0700

Business Confidence Rises to Two-Year High on Growing Optimism on Orders
Italian business confidence advanced to a two-year high in July after the economy returned to growth and exports benefited from the euros decline.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:53:12 -0700

Business borrowing drags on credit growth
Business borrowing remains weak while housing credit continues to edge up, according to the latest lending aggregates released by the Reserve Bank.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:08:46 -0700

Economy keeps teens from earning, too
Gas bills, going out to the movies, concerts, going out to eat, Centennial Beach, Ribfest, shopping, and the list goes on and on and eventually all these pile up to one big bill for the average teenager. As the typical teen, I can say it is almost impossible to find a job in this economy.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:16:28 -0700