RTE Business

There is still a "serious imbalance" in female representation at leadership level in Irish firms, according to Balance for Better Business.

It is the time of year when London's bankers and traders usually start to wind down and prepare for the Christmas holidays.

Britain's mid-tier banks have asked the Bank of England to ease rules introduced after the financial crisis that they say hamper their efforts to compete with bigger rivals that have a tight grip on the market.

The number of passengers using Dublin Airport dipped by 1% in November, the first monthly drop since March 2014.

M&C Saatchi said co-founder Maurice Saatchi and House of Cards author Michael Dobbs would step down from the board.

Storm Emma, along with the timing of key sporting events, contributed to pre-tax profits at Intersport Elverys last year declining by 67% to €486,869.

Titanium miner Kenmare Resources has agreed a new debt facility worth a combined $150m with a number of banks.

The British pound slipped in early trade today after a poll showed a narrowing lead for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in tomorrow's election.

Inditex, the owner of fashion chain Zara, reported profit growth of 12% for the first nine months of the year.

Saudi Aramco's shares begin trading domestically today, after the energy giant raised $25.6 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering.

One of the central targets of the Government's national research strategy, spending on research and development (R&D), looks set to be missed by a wide margin by the time the plan comes to an end next year.

Almost 250 insurance companies have left the Irish market over the past six years, new figures show.

The firm that operates the National Car Test (NCT) last year clocked up weekly revenues of €1.52 million, new figures show.

Fuel retailer Maxol is to open its first new service station in two years in April of next year.

An Irish technology consortium has partnered with a US e-scooter operator to test a system that enables devices to be located to within centimetres.

Ryanair may not receive any 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing by next summer over European delays in testing the grounded jets, group chief executive Michael O'Leary said.

US disruption of the global economic order has reached a major milestone as the World Trade Organization (WTO) loses its ability to intervene in trade wars, threatening the future of the Geneva-based body.

Lloyds Banking Group has been heavily criticised for mishandling a compensation scheme for victims of one of Britain's biggest banking scandals in a report published today.

Sterling edged higher today, cementing recent gains as traders shrugged off weak economic growth data and kept an eye on the final days of campaigning before Britain's general election on Thursday.

A study from the Central Bank has found that 34,000 new dwellings will be needed each year for the next decade to keep up with demand.