Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe presenting Budget 2026 last week
After Budget 2026 last week, this week will turn to the reaction by opposition parties and how the Irish economy may respond to the new measures announced.
Although the calendar is light on headline announcements, it looks to be heavy on events and data that will affect investment and compliance decisions across the economy.
Today opens with Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation’s (Ibec) Accelerating Our Infrastructure Ambition seminar.
The session will consider steps to speed delivery of large projects under the National Development Plan, and how governance and procurement reforms could reduce delays.
Paul Digby, CEO of Parklife Metro Consortium, is the keynote speaker with a discussion around metro delivery models. The agenda also sets out options for housing, transport and energy and to attract private and public investment.
Tomorrow will see A&L Goodbody’s Corporate Crime & Regulation Summit at Croke Park. The event gathers senior regulators, legal advisers and compliance teams to talk about enforcement priorities.
Topics include the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in compliance, sanctions risk and the balance between anti-fraud controls and commercial activity.
On Wednesday, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) will publish goods and exports figures and the residential property price index for August, providing a read on trade momentum and the housing market.
Eurostat will issue employment data by region for 2024.
Elsewhere, major US banks’ quarterly earnings reports will help gauge the US economy’s health amid the ongoing federal government shutdown which has interrupted the flow of new official data.
JPMorgan reports tomorrow, along with Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Citigroup. Bank of America and Morgan Stanley are due on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics will bring some furloughed workers back to get out the monthly consumer price index report, likely to be released in time for the Federal Reserve’s next meeting.
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