Irish Economy: Medium-Term
Review: 2005-2012 - ESRI says aura of invincibility is
coupled with considerable risks: The ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) published its latest
Medium-Term Review of the Irish economy on December 16, 2005. This Review is
published every second year, providing a comprehensive analysis of the prospects
for the Irish economy over a seven-year time horizon.
Key Indicators for Ireland
2005 and International Comparisons - Published
June 2006: Shows the progress made in Ireland in important economic, social and
environmental areas. As well as showing developments over time, the report
benchmarks Ireland against the other EU Member States.
Ireland
is Top Global Location for US Multinationals' Profits - Ireland
is the world's most profitable country for US corporations,
according to analysis by US tax journal Tax
Notes.
In a study by the journal's Martin Sullivan, it was found that
profits made by US companies in Ireland doubled between 1999
and 2002 from $13.4 billion to $26.8 billion, while profits in
most of the rest of Europe fell. In his analysis Sullivan
termed Ireland a 'semi-tax haven' for US firms, because firms
are involved in real productivity in contrast with locations
such as Bermuda.
Why
Ireland Boomed -
The
great economic success story of the past ten years has been
the Republic of Ireland. At the end of the year 2000, Ireland
could look back on fourteen years of uninterrupted economic
growth, which had accelerated to nearly 10 percent annually in
the closing years of the 1990s.
Impressive
paper by Professor James B. Burnham, Murrin Professor of
Global Competitiveness, Donahue Graduate School of
Business, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
