Monday 20 May 2013
Japan's central bank moved to protect its fragile recovery by extending its monetary easing.
The Bank of Japan wrapped up a two-day policy meeting by increasing its asset-purchasing fund to 55trn yen (£430bn) from 45trn yen after the US Federal Reserve's decision to stimulate growth through quantitative easing.
A CO DOWN boatbuilder is celebrating new export success to the Republic of Ireland.
Nearly half of businessess in Northern Ireland and the Republic are contracting, fighting for survival or in the process of winding up, according to a new survey.
The high level of debtors over 90 days goes some way to explaining why cash flow is consistently ranked as a significant challenge that respondents are reporting as having an impact on their business.
The Republic's jobs minister Richard Bruton has said that Ireland "makes no apology" for the low tax regime that encourages multi-national corporations like Google to locate their European headquarters there.
A well-known Belfast nightspot has gone on the market with a price tag of £300,000.
Budget airline Ryanair pilots have been told not to sign a letter to airline regulators expressing concern that the airline’s employment practices could jeopardise passenger safety.
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