The Revenue Commissioners have said there have been examples of “absolutely fraudulent behaviour” in relation to the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS). Chairman Niall Cody said these cases have been referred to gardaí and in the context of the overall money paid out, they are very small. However, he said Revenue was very concerned and…
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The Minister for Finance has published the terms of reference for a “broad-ranging” review into the retail banking sector, which will consider services provided by both banks and non-banks, as the latter becomes more active in the provision of SME credit and mortgage lending. Back in July, Paschal Donohoe said his department would conduct such…
The insurance industry is under pressure to ensure smooth sailing in its processes as well as fighting off illegitimacies following the Covid-19 pandemic, and banks are too far behind with measures put in place to ensure that that too can survive the pandemic. Central Bank warns Brexit may bring some disruption to financial services Brexit…
The Central Bank has said the economy could shrink this year by up to 14%, while it has also warned that unemployment could average as high as 17% this year. In its latest Quarterly Bulletin, the Central Bank also highlighted the risks to the economy of a no-deal Brexit. The Central Bank has said there is…
Lending to euro zone companies continued to surge in May as firms relied heavily on bank credit to stay afloat amid the continent’s coronavirus-related lockdown, data from the European Central Bank showed today. With millions of people in stuck at home and much of the bloc’s economy mothballed, activity came to a standstill in March…
The Central Bank has warned that the scale of the economic shock due to Covid-19 is “unprecedented” and will create pressure on the financial position of both borrowers and banks. Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said governments are facing “fantastic levels of uncertainty” over the future and warned that while the financial system is resilient,…
Exchequer figures for May show an overall deficit in the public finances of €6.143bn. This compares with a deficit of €63m in the same month last year. An unexpected increase in the amount of corporation tax collected offset sharp declines across all other tax heads. Spending was up ahead of where it was planned to…
Bank customers who require a break from repaying their mortgages or loans because of the impact the Covid-19 crisis is having on their finances will have to apply for one by 30 June, the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland has said. The BPFI said the deadline has been set by the European Banking Authority. As…
European countries need to join forces to shield their banks from the coronavirus outbreak, one of the bloc’s top regulators said today, potentially using a 500 billion euro EU recovery fund to do so. The remarks from Jose Manuel Campa, who leads the European Banking Authority (EBA), will rekindle a divisive debate about whether rich…
The National Treasury Management Agency today held an auction of Irish Treasury Bills and sold the target amount of €750m. The NTMA said that total bids received amounted to €3.71 billion which was nearly five times the amount on offer. The Treasury Bills, which have a maturity of five months, were sold at a yield…