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24-February-2012
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Country Notes from OECD Economic Policy Reforms: Going for growth 2011 presenting OECD recommendations for structural reform priorities for individual countries.
7-December-2011
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After a recession of historic proportions, an export-led recovery is gaining traction in Ireland. The pace of recovery, however, varies sharply across sectors.
7-December-2011
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Ireland’s banking crisis, one of the most severe in the OECD area, and the associated economic recession have taken a heavy toll on public finances.
25-November-2011
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Ireland is recovering from an extremely large banking crisis born of over-exuberant property lending. The government has taken a wide range of measures to tackle the crisis over the past 3 years.
14-October-2011
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The Irish economy still faces tough challenges as the country exits from a deep recession and banking crisis, but its long-term prospects now appear better than many of the other hard hit European countries, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Ireland.
14-October-2011
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Good progress is being made to cut the fiscal deficit, but more needs to be done. The banking system has been recapitalized but deleveraging must continue. Structural reforms should address high unemployment and further improve competitiveness.
10-March-2010
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This note is taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2010.
19-November-2009
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Economic forecasts for GDP, unemployment, inflation and fiscal balance.
4-November-2009
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Following the severe contraction of the economy, the main economic challenges in rebalancing the economy include raising competitiveness, restoring the financial system to health, fiscal consolidation and avoiding high long-term unemployment.
4-November-2009
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The Irish economy plunged into a severe recession in 2008, followinga period of unsustainable growth. Housing investment has slumped andlarge internal economic imbalances are unwinding, with the effect ondemand compounded by the international financial crisis and globalslowdown. The adjustment, which is underway, will be prolonged andthe economic recovery weak. Irish banks have come under severepressure, and major support from the
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