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Will Ireland concede on Irish corporation tax? Interviewed on BBC World Service “World Business Report”

By ⋅ December 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

BBC World Service “World Business Report” asked me “What will Ireland say if EU leaders insists it increases its corporation tax rate in line with other European countries?” BBC World Service “World Business Report” (mp3)

NAMA – the questions looking for amendments

By ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Although NAMA is going ahead, many issues and questions still remain. More than 135 amendments have been suggested at the debate stage. Here are some of the issues that need to be addressed on behalf of the public. Some of theses come from a list I “tweeted” to Prime Time last night after @marklittlenews asked [...]

Nobel Prize-winning economist says NO to Nama

By ⋅ October 8, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Nama is a bad idea said Professor Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, on Wednesday night while addressing Trinity College’s historical society. Nama is likely to “burden this generation for 25 to 50 years or more. I am very uncomfortable with a government with such a minority support making such a decision.”  The view that there is no alternative is “just [...]

Lehman Brothers: has the sector learned anything?

By ⋅ September 14, 2009 ⋅ One comment

September 15th marks one year since Lehman Brothers – an investment bank that I worked for in the 1990s – was allowed to crash and burn. What, if anything, has the financial sector learned since then? Well, if President Obama’s opinions are anything to go by it’s not much.  Today he told an audience in downtown [...]

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