Ibec Brexit Survey: Contingency Planning Accelerates As Negotiations Intensify
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, will launch the results of a major new Brexit survey with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney at the All-island Civic Dialogue in Dundalk. The survey shows that a large majority of companies are now actively engaged in Brexit planning, despite the massive uncertainties that remain. Over one […]
European Investment Bank Unveils EUR 300m Irish Company Lending Programme
Companies across Ireland will benefit from a new EUR 300 million long-term lending programme announced by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Dublin earlier today. The new company financing scheme marks the first ever direct lending by the European Investment Bank to Irish midcap firms. New cooperation with Ibec was also formally agreed that will […]
Ibec Sets Out Business Priorities And Solutions For The Irish Government
Following the appointment of a new Taoiseach and his cabinet, Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has published a set of briefs outlining the business priorities for each ministerial portfolio. Launching the cabinet briefs, Danny McCoy, CEO of Ibec, stated: “In the global race for investment, it is critical that Ireland does not lag […]
UK’s Aaggressive Brexit Approach Risks Damaging UK Irish Relations – IBEC
Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has said it was deeply concerned at the increasingly definitive and hardline position of the UK government to Brexit. It said any move by the UK to unilaterally forge new global trade deals was at odds with membership of the current EU customs union and was a combative […]