Tag Archives: post-Brexit

Euro zone economy – 5 questions for the ECB

Record euro area inflation rates mean price pressures will top the agenda for European Central Bank policymakers meeting on Thursday. No immediate policy action is expected since the ECB in December laid out plans to wind up its €1.85 trillion pandemic stimulus scheme by the end of March. But price pressures remain strong and markets…

Changes for Irish consumer patterns Post-Brexit

What are the changes for Irish consumer patterns post-Brexit?

The UK’s exit from the European Union means it no longer benefits from the single market. Its exports, excluding those from Northern Ireland, now face taxes like any other goods imported in to the EU from other parts of the world. 88% of online shoppers buy from non-Irish sites – PayPal The study involving more…

EU announces €80m support programme for agri-food sector

The European Commission has said it is to implement a series of measures to assist the agri-food sector as a result of the impact of Covid-19. In a statement issued from Brussels, the Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski sad that he had decided to take what he called “swift action” because of the impact of the virus…