Pure genius: the Irish in British business

Article Abstract:

The chairmen of three of the UK's top businesses are Irish and the trend is set to continue. Irish executives head British Petroleum, Unilever and Granada, which have a combined turnover of some 80.8 billion pounds sterling. Irish professionals are quietly taking the helm at many UK-based companies and increasingly playing a part in forming British business policy. It is estimated by the UK's Commission for Racial Equality that 4.6% of the population of Britain comprises people of Irish birth and their children. The increasing number of Irish executives has been largely ignored, mainly because of discrimination and prejudice.

Management Skills, United Kingdom, Cover Story, Demographic aspects, Executives, Career development, Management techniques, Irish (European people), Irish in United Kingdom

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Keeping the faith

Article Abstract:

High house prices and low interest rates resulting in low returns for savers has been the result of Ireland joining the first wave of European Monetary Union (EMU) in January 1999. The business community has benefited from extremely low interest rates, although a round of national wage settlements is expected to result in higher wage costs at the end of 1999, leading to inflationary pressures. The Irish central bank requires permission from the EMU headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, to alter interest rates, resulting in Irish bankers having little control over their own economy.

Economics, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Monetary unions, European Monetary System

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Ireland: coming up for Eire

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There is now strong business confidence in Ireland, with two-thirds of companies predicting continued expansion in overseas sales in 1997. The country's economy has been greatly boosted by the presence of multinational companies, with many new jobs having been created. There are also signs that Ireland has now managed to establish its own entrepreneurial class, with many business-oriented graduates now choosing to remain in Ireland rather than seek employment elsewhere.

Economic development

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