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China became world’s largest energy consumer in 2010; Global use in biggest annual jump since 1973

Irish Government Services to Business - Supports, Grants, Training and Procurement

Innovation/ Nanotechnology: Use of asbestos-like nanomaterials set to explode
Jan 27, 2012 - 8:34 AM

US GDP rose at annualised 2.8% rate in Q4 2011; GDP rose 1.7% in 2011 and public spending fell the most since 1971
Jan 27, 2012 - 2:20 PM

Irish retail sales volume increases by 2.1% in December 2011
Jan 27, 2012 - 1:28 PM

Spain's jobless rate at end 2111 was 22.85%; Samsung reports record profits; Baltic Dry Index down 27 days in a row
Jan 27, 2012 - 9:58 AM

High Court cuts Quinn administrators' €2.75m fee by 20%; Irish public sector institutions again shown to be the 'soft touch'
Jan 27, 2012 - 8:55 AM

South African financial firm Investec buys Ireland's NCB Stockbrokers
Jan 27, 2012 - 8:05 AM

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Statistical Yearbook of Ireland 2011: A comprehensive picture of the Irish economy and society

Sarkozy cuts France's 2012 economic growth forecast to 1%; France last had a budget surplus in 1974

Irish house prices fell by 14.3% in the year to September; Dublin apartments down 59% since Feb 2007

Measuring Ireland’s Progress 2010: Irish prices remain 18% above EU average despite drop in inflation

Education at a Glance 2011: OECD says 71% of Irish spending absorbed by pay compared with 63% average

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Key Weekly Statistics	Irish House Prices/Market
Barclays' study warns of increasing market volatility; Rising inflation in China/ India marks end of 30-year global disinflationary trend
Pensions’ over-exposure to equity market leaves Ireland vulnerable
The Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2011 provides 111 years of data on financial market returns in 19 countries, from 1900 to date

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Irish Tax 2011/2010	Irish Revenue Online
Tax burden rising on workers in OECD countries; Irish tax wedge below average except for high income singles	Commission on Taxation Report 2009 - - Proposals on Irish tax overhaul

The Minimum Wage in European Union member countries 2011
Irish and Eurozone Competitiveness Indicators 1999 - 2009
Irish Central Bank: Compendium of Economic Statistics 2011 (pdf)
Budget and Economic Statistics Ireland - 2011 Economics & Financial data to Sept 2011; Multi-year data covering a multiplicity of areas.
OECD countries need to create 17m jobs to get employment back to pre-crisis levels; Ireland needs 318,000 jobs to return to 2007 level
Globalization and Asia’s return to economic supremacy
IMF's Finance & Development: Asia is moving into a leadership role in the world economy
Developing and emerging countries are likely to account for nearly 60% of world GDP by 2030
Global Income per Capita	Irish Statistics

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