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CRH goes on €4bn spree after selling its US operation

CRH could spend close to €4 billion acquiring new businesses over the next two years as the building materials group redeploys the proceeds of the sale of its US distribution business.
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US sale fuels CRH’s €4bn spree

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CRH, the global building materials group, could spend almost €4 billion acquiring new businesses over the next two years as it reinvests funds from the sale of its US distribution arm.
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Start-ups slowed down by uncertainty

Political uncertainty caused by both the independence and the Brexit votes has hindered Scotland’s business birth rate, one of the country’s leading accountancy firms has claimed.
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Entrepreneurship in Ireland above pre-crisis levels

Frances Fitzgerald
Entrepreneurship in Ireland has surpassed pre-recession levels, according to a survey that also highlights the growing number of businesses founded by women.
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Central Bank assigns €165m to cover potential QE losses

Sharon Donnery
The Central Bank has set aside €165 million to deal with potential losses arising from the European Central Bank’s multibillion-euro bond-buying programme.
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Small businesses face ‘staircase tax’ as rates increase

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Up to 30,000 small businesses face large rates increases under a new “staircase tax” that treats different floors in the same building as separate premises.
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Carney fuels consumer loans spree by banks

A boom in cheap loans provided by the Bank of England is fuelling Britain’s consumer debt bubble, The Sunday Times can reveal.
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World Bank forecasts 4 per cent rise in global trade

Global trade will defy fears of protectionism in America to grow at its fastest pace this year since 2014, according to World Bank forecasts. Having slowed for two years, global trade volumes are expected to rise 4 per cent this year. The world economy is forecast to expand by 2.7 per cent, up from 2.4 […]
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Ireland in dark over impact of EU tax plans

Brian Hayes
The European Commission must conduct an impact assessment on the implications of its corporate tax proposals before it proceeds to the next legislative stage, Brian Hayes has said.
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Lib Dems steal march on rivals to win over smaller companies

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As last week’s curious ITV leaders’ debate played out in Salford without Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn, an alternative event in central London at least came a little closer to offering the full complement of the big parties.
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