G20 proposes buffer to end too big to fail banks

(Reuters) – The world’s biggest banks should hold a buffer ofbonds in case of a collapse so that government bailouts are avoided, a global regulatory body proposed on Monday. The draft rule is the last major piece of banking reform put forward by world...

Refine your product to succeed, say experts at Expo

Funding is available for small businesses outside of the traditional sources, but entrepreneurs need to identify their customers and hone their product, according to experts at last week’s Kildare Enterprise Expo. Meanwhile, if they plan to grow their businesses they...

Investor confidence in the Irish economy rises to four-year high

Sentiment toward the Irish economy is at a four-year high with 91 per cent of investors confident about the outlook over the next three months, a new survey showed. This was up from 82 per cent at the end of June and an all-time low of 10 per cent recorded in the...

Irish exporters upbeat about outlook for 2015 – survey

More than 70 per cent of exporters reported an increase in exports in 2014 compared with 62 per cent last year while nearly 85 per cent expect exports to rise in 2015, a new survey shows. The Export Ireland Survey, by the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) and Grant...