A non-profit body that provides loan finance for community organisations has reached a lending milestone of more than €260 million. Since it was established in 2007, the Social Finance Foundation (SFF) has provided loans to 2,200 projects across the country. The average loan value to each of the organisations was €119,000. The funding is provided […]
At John P Burke we know for many small and medium-sized enterprises, budgeting can feel like an administrative chore rather than a strategic tool. Yet, when done well, a budget is one of the most powe…
At John P Burke we know late payments are one of the biggest challenges facing small and medium-sized businesses. They can quickly turn healthy cash flow into a constant struggle to cover day-to-day e…
China’s economic growth slowed to the weakest pace in a year in the third quarter as fragile domestic demand left it heavily reliant on manufacturing production and exports, stoking concerns about deepening structural imbalances. The economy’s overreliance on exports at a time of mounting trade tensions with Washington is also raising questions over whether Beijing […]
At John P Burke we know in 2025, efficiency is no longer about cutting costs at every opportunity. It is about working smarter, using technology, and making better decisions with the resources you alr…
Bank of Ireland has more than doubled to £350m (€400m) the amount it had set aside to compensate customers for a motor finance mis-selling scandal in the UK. This follows the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation paper published on October 7 on the industry-wide commission arrangement between car dealers and lenders – which led to […]
At John P Burke we know economic change is inevitable. Markets rise and fall, consumer behaviour shifts, and new technologies emerge faster than ever before. For business owners, the challenge is not …
Could the digital euro be a reality within four years? There is certainly momentum building, even if consumers remain sceptical. The motivation reflects the growing digitalisation of payments, but also a deeper concern about European dependence on US giants Visa and Mastercard given the unpredictability – not to say economic hostility – of the Trump […]
Gold hit a record high for the fourth straight session today, as investors flocked to the safe-haven metal on brewing US-China trade tensions and the US government shutdown, with bets on interest rate cuts fuelling the momentum. Spot gold was up 1.4% at $4,264.63 per ounce as of 1506 GMT after bullion touched a record […]
The Minister for Finance has published the Finance Bill which implements the tax changes announced on Budget Day, as well as introducing some administrative and technical changes to the tax code. The 142 page document provides for amendments relating to the rate of VAT applying to the hospitality and hairdressing sectors, the Automatic Enrolment Retirement […]
