Irish mortgage approvals drop almost 5% in November
Value of loans rises marginally despite drop in number of approvals
Value of loans rises marginally despite drop in number of approvals
Inquiry hears there was no credit risk policy in place for profit-sharing agreement with developers
Group will cease production at Illinois container facility around the end of April
Former chairman says he tried ‘time and time’ again to get regulator to ‘wake up’
Value of euro jumps after centrist candidate wins first round of presidential election
Glass and metal containers maker refinanced billions of euro of debt in 2016
London’s FTSE 100 bucks the trend, rising on Bank of England stimulus measures
European banking stocks suffer worst two-day fall on record
Yield on Ireland’s 10-year bonds eases back after rising sharply over Brexit concerns
European markets will ‘remain fairly jittery’ in the run-up to next week’s referendum
Investec has warned the second quarter would be a ‘tricky period’ for activity
But the Irish remain the third most indebted in Europe behind only Denmark and the Netherlands
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