The latest mortgage drawdown data from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland show that the mortgage market continues to recover, but there is still a long way to go to reach a ‘normal’ market in terms of mortgage numbers and value. Table 1 shows the volume or number of mortgages drawn down. In the first half of…
The Central Credit Register The purpose of this post is to inform you about the Central Credit Register, which is being set up by the Central Bank of Ireland under the Credit Reporting Act 2013. What is the Central Credit Register? The Central Credit Register is a national database that will, on request, provide: a…
Economic Outlook Jim Power, Chief Economist, Friends First June 2017 The global economy is in recovery mode The Irish Economy: Unleashing the upturn and unburdening the squeezed middle HIGHLIGHTS Real GDP could expand by 4.3% this year, which is up from a forecast of 3.3% at the beginning of the year Momentum evident in the…
Public hospital bed charges have been in the news recently – what does it all mean? In 2014 the Government changed the way public hospitals charge health insurers. Previously your health insurer was only charged a higher rate than that charged to the general public if you were accommodated in a semi-private or private room.…
