Everything you need to know about Ireland’s economy
Mar 19, 2019 · Without reform, Ireland was exposed in the event of a global downturn, it said. The Brexit effect Although Irish life satisfaction scores remain above the OECD average, recent research by the Irish Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) found that Irish consumers are deeply worried.
These countries are paying people to move to the countryside
Apr 13, 2022 · Japan, Portugal, Ireland and Australia are some of the countries offering rural relocation incentives. In 2020, an Italian village with just 115 residents offered relocation grants of up to €8,000 a year for three years. COVID-19 and remote working has made rural relocation more possible – and desirable – for some.
The Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 5.0 | World Economic Forum
Other top performers are mostly European economies, such as Switzerland, Ireland, Portugal, Luxembourg and Denmark, as well as the UAE (9) and New Zealand (10). Top performers by income group are Mauritius (24) and Costa Rica (30) for upper middle-income countries, Mongolia (25) and Vietnam (26) for lower-middle income countries, and Sierra ...
Global Gender Gap Report 2022 - The World Economic Forum
Jul 13, 2022 · On the Political Empowerment subindex, Ireland's score remains similar to last year, maintaining the country's upwards progress. Ireland registered small improvements on the Educational Attainment subindex, where the score improved (by +0.002) to 1, as well as the Economic Participation and Opportunity subindex.
Over 50 heads of state attended Davos 2024. Here's what they had …
Jan 17, 2024 · Han Duck-soo, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea; Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Confederation; Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium; Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, President of Colombia; Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland; Najib Mikati, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon; Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, Prime Minister of Mongolia; …
Where are the world’s most globalized countries?
Oct 15, 2015 · The KOF Swiss Economic Institute has released its index of the world’s most globalized countries, and Ireland finds itself at the top of a list that is decidedly European. Of the top 15 countries on the list, only Singapore, which ranked fourth, and Canada, which ranked 12th, are outside of Europe.
New study shows 4-day working week to be a success - The World …
Jan 31, 2022 · Most of the companies that took part were in the United States and Ireland. Trials have also taken place in other parts of the world, but wider adoption is likely much further off. The study was run by a non-profit, 4 Day Week Global, in collaboration with researchers at 3 institutions - Boston College, University College Dublin and Cambridge ...
Gender gap: These are the world’s most gender-equal countries
Jul 13, 2022 · Ireland It closed the gap in the Educational Attainment subindex, and its overall Economic Participation score rose by 0.013 thanks to continued parity in women’s participation as professional and technical workers, and by a reduction of gender gaps in estimated earned income, wage equality, and the participation of legislators, senior ...
Europe’s 10 fastest growing economies | World Economic Forum
Feb 18, 2016 · Ireland backs up last year’s record growth of 6.9% with the strongest growth forecast this year too. The Commission’s report predicts GDP growth of 4.5% in 2016. Romania also returns strong figures, with growth expected to be 4.2% this year – up from 3.6% last year.
Meet the teen science star using magnetic liquid to remove ...
Jan 17, 2020 · From microbeads to washing machine fibres, our plastic debris is flowing into the oceans – but this 18-year-old from Ireland could have a solution. In more than 1,000 tests, Ferreira’s ferrofluid had an 87% success rate at removing plastic particles of less than 2 mm diameter from water.