by WTCD | Oct 20, 2014 | News
More than 30 Irish companies are setting out on a four-day trade mission to Turkey, beginning today. The Enterprise Ireland mission is being led by Minister of State Ged Nash and will visit Ankara and Istanbul. The Turkish market is the 17th largest economy in the...
by WTCD | Oct 20, 2014 | News
(Reuters) – When Europe announced its latest health check of top banks early last year it promised a “comprehensive assessment” of how well prepared they were to withstand another financial crisis. In practice, a spirit of comprehensive compromise...
by WTCD | Oct 17, 2014 | News
Harnessing the energy of the St. Paul River in Liberia, the Mount Coffee hydroelectric plant was supposed to bring power — and prosperity — to a country upended by nearly two decades of civil war. That was before the outbreak of Ebola ravaged the...
by WTCD | Oct 17, 2014 | News
Supermarket giant Aldi last year continued to enjoy exponential growth in Ireland and the UK as its pre-tax profits rose by 65pc to £260.89m (€327.2m). Accounts for the German-owned Aldi Stores Ltd just posted to the Companies’ Office show that the retailer...
by WTCD | Oct 17, 2014 | News
Large cap companies trounced their smaller rivals in the stock market during the 1980s and 1990s, as investors loaded up on brand names and blue chip companies during the greatest bull market the U.S. has ever seen. The S&P 500 returned 18% annually during the two...
by WTCD | Oct 17, 2014 | News
A Dublin-based firm has become on the of world’s largest mobile phone top up providers after a major deal in Cuba. The company, ding*, has acquired www.RecargasaCuba.com, a website specialising in mobile top-up exclusively to Cuba. Chief executive Mark Roden – who...