Foreign investment figures “encouraging”

New figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that foreign investment flows into Ireland last year almost doubled from the depressed levels of 2001, to reach nearly Ђ26bn.

ISME responds to Budget

ISME, the Independent Business Organisation, is disappointed that the Budget contains very little with respect to the promotion of enterprise, the encouragement and rewarding of risk-taking and will not improve the overall position of indigenous b

ISME survey results

Research published on Thursday (6 November) reported that confidence and employment prospects have improved in the last three months in the small- and medium-sized business sector.

Legal changes 'may hinder' venture capital

Proposed legal, accounting and regulatory changes could hinder the growth of the venture capital industry and an enterprise culture in Ireland, the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) warned last night.

CIT sets up Dublin European hub

CIT Group, the US-based commercial and consumer credit finance firm, announced yesterday that it is to centralise its European operations in Dublin.

Trade missions target Japan

To help companies cope with the Japanese style and identify potential customers, Enterprise Ireland (EI) now organises at least six sector-specific trade missions a year.