Retail Sales Volume increases in Nov 2014
If Motor Trades are excluded, there was an increase of 0.1% in the volume of retail sales in November 2014 when compared with October 2014 and there was an increase of 3.6% in the annual figure.
Former NAMA Retail Property Advisor launches retail asset management company
Marcus Wren, former Senior Retail Property Advisor with The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), has opened Ireland’s only specialist retail asset management company.
Sigma Retail Partners will provide a wide range of retail asset management services and expert advice to banks, private owners and national and international investors.
IDA Ireland firms created 7,131 jobs in 2014
IDA Ireland, the Irish Government agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment, has reported the creation of 15,012 new jobs by IDA client companies during 2014. When job losses were taken into account, the net increase in employment was 7,131, one of the highest net levels of job creation in a decade. Total employment at IDA client companies now stands at 174,488 people, the highest level in the history of IDA Ireland.
NAMA Issues End of Year Review for 2014
To date, NAMA has sold €18.7bn in loan and assets sales with €7.8bn sold last year alone, its end-of-year summary shows.
Christmas Wishes and Holiday Notice
Bannon will close Tuesday 23rd December 2014 and will reopen on Monday 5th January 2015
Best wishes for the festive season from all the staff at Bannon
Ireland’s Quarterly IIP and External Debt 2014
The Quarterly report released from the Central Statistics Office today show Ireland’s quarterly international investment position (IIP) an overall stocks of foreign financial assets of €3,374.7bn – an increase of €250bn on the end-June 2014 level, while the corresponding stocks of foreign financial liabilities increased by €248.5bn to €3,551.2bn over the quarter.
