After a long period of calm in the foreign exchange markets, the tectonic plates are shifting. Expect much more volatility than we've become accustomed to.
We would regularly joke during my time in government that it was easier to access the Department of the Taoiseach than it was to get into Coppers on a night out. Indeed, for reasons not yet explained, this government even abandoned its Cabinet Committee on Security.
With the battle for talent sky high, the employer has essentially become the candidate. That is why it is so important that companies embrace new trends and technologies such as recruitment marketing and AI to land the right person.
Sam Smyth grew up on the same Belfast road as Kenneth Branagh. The film reclaims the Protestant community from the lazy and the bigoted, he says.
There is no barrier to the issuance of an all but infinite number of cryptocurrencies, but without major governments inexplicably undermining their own power by accepting them, all such currencies run the real and high risk of being worthless.
In the past, Irish governments have seriously struggled to manage periods of excess demand. As the floodgates of growth reopen, can the nation steer the flow towards businesses capable of fixing the faults exposed by Covid?
Our climate policy is focused heavily on finding ways to reduce our carbon emissions. But since people hate giving things up, we should think creatively about other ways Ireland can make a big difference.
Despite a lot of hype, so far crypto's only use case is the promise of riches. But that only works if it has a continuous supply of new investors – and there are signs the flow of new investors is shrinking.
Art is an incredible investment class that has long been hidden from plebs like us. So, getting clubs like Masterworks to help build your portfolio may be the next best thing to wining and dining with Caspar Jopling and David Zwirner in Manhattan galleries.
We are raising money for our child protection software business. And we are looking at bolt-on acquisitions for our matchmaking company. When it comes to valuations, we have discovered they are two very different beasts.
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