Category: Banking and finance
Debt-equity swap for banks won't work
Michael Burke 21/03/2011
Michael Burke: The sheer size of the bank debts being assumed by the State has led to a flurry of alternative proposals which might diminish the …
Will the bank stress tests be tough enough?
18/03/2011
UL's Stephen Kinsella puts stress tests under the microscope over on the Guardian's business blog here.
The people have spoken - but what did they say?
Michael Burke 15/03/2011
Michael Burke: The first clear message of the 2011 election was a rejection of Fianna Fáil, receiving just 17.4% of the first preference vote – …
Munchau’s purgatory between bailout and default
Tom McDonnell 14/03/2011
Tom McDonnell: Weak measures to report from Part 1 of the big European double header last weekend: see here and here. The unfortunate unwillingness …
The Survival of the Eurozone
Paul Sweeney 10/03/2011
Paul Sweeney: Economics editor, Martin Wolf, writes in the Financial Times: “I find it unforgivable that the last Irish government guaranteed bank …
Who benefits?
Michael Burke 10/02/2011
Michael Burke: This is from the IMF’s latest Interim Staff Report (in effect making sure the Dublin government is doing as it’s told). To quote …
Ireland and Greece – A tale of the good twin and the bad twin and their common fate
Terry McDonough, CJ Polychroniou 07/02/2011
Terry McDonough and CJ Polychroniou: The Celtic Tiger was one of the most famous economic success stories of recent times. Ireland was the poster boy …
Where did it all go wrong?
Michael Burke 02/02/2011
Michael Burke: The Central Bank’s latest Quarterly Bulletin contains a sharp reduction in its growth forecasts. It is now forecasting 1.0% GDP in …
Banking crisis looms
An tSaoi 31/01/2011
An Saoi: Last Friday's Irish Independent had a story suggesting that the Credit Union movement is skeptical about the value of the Government's Bank …
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