Donal O’Donovan: Why rushing the PTSB sale makes no sense and could hurt the wider economy

Potential buyers lack clarity on a crucial decision due from Central Bank

PTSB chief financial officer Barry D’Arcy and chief executive Eamonn Crowley

It seems a bit mad to write about a rushed sale of PTSB almost 15 years after it was bailed out. Even so, PTSB’s announcement that it has hired Goldman Sachs to stick a For Sale sign on the bank feels ­worryingly hurried.

That may be bad for the price and potentially even worse for the wider economy.

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