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Further scrutiny on the Irish corporate tax regime
Much will depend on extent to which proposed reforms exceed OECD standards, and represent a major move towards harmonisation of EU tax rules
Ireland are ‘star pupils’ at OECD meeting on employment
Joan Burton chairs ministerial meeting as OECD praises Ireland’s ‘can-do attitude’
Poverty a serious risk for pensioners of the future - OECD
Demographics, low interest rates and volatile markets threaten to undermine governments’ attempts to reform pension sector
Government warns EU against tougher tax rules
Michael Noonan welcomes plan but says EU should not attempt to go further
Budget 2016: Cabinet told €1.5bn is upper limit of extra spending
Noonan spurns Ministers’ demands as Kenny says ‘We are not going to blow the recovery’
Unemployment still well above pre-crisis levels - OECD
Long-term jobless numbers up 77% since 2007 as overall number out of work declines only slowly
ECB to unveil €50bn-a-month plan to spark euro-zone recovery
Stimulus programme dominates opening day of Davos economic forum in Switzerland
Germany attracts far more EU migrants than UK, says report
Nearly 30 per cent of EU citizens moving to another member state go to Germany, OECD finds
G20 leaders pledge economic reforms to boost growth
Washington wants Europe to act more swiftly to boost demand and avoid ‘lost decade’
More than 50 governments sign deal to tackle tax evasion
Noonan praises agreement that will force banks to exchange information
OECD warns Ireland will miss budget deficit target
Despite €2bn adjustment, think tank predicts 2015 deficit of 3.1%, just outside troika-agreed 3% target
OECD cuts global growth outlook as developing economies falter
World economy is set to grow 3.4 per cent this year before accelerating to 3.9 per cent next year
Kenny and Gilmore bask in praise for leadership on economy
OECD chief praises State’s ‘amazing renaissance story’
Greater satisfaction in public services than in government
Trust in government fell 28 percentage points from 63 per cent to 35 per cent over a five-year period
Economy is in a ‘different place’ and poised for growth and recovery, says Gilmore
Tánaiste stresses need to address criticisms of Government response to youth and long-term unemployment
Coalition told to act on jobs by economic watchdog
OECD calls for ineffective job schemes to be scrapped in place of proven strategies
OECD moves to aid countries in closing tax Loopholes exploited by multi-nationals
Report homes in on non-resident structures
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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