BusinessWeek об Ирландии

[DenisSpb]

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbi...tm?chan=search

summary:
- “The headline inflation rate is hovering near 5%, while basic consumer inflation is 3.5% vs. 3.3% for the euro zone as a whole”
- “Irish unemployment topped 5.2% in February, up from 4.5% a year ago.”
- “…European Central Bank, which recently issued a report showing that for the second year in a row, Ireland suffered the biggest decline in competitiveness of the 15 countries in the euro zone.”
- “recent report from consultancy OCO Global showed that the amount of direct foreign investment into Ireland fell by 5% last year, to $2 billion.”
- “but there are real fears that if the European Commission succeeds at harmonizing corporate tax rates across Europe, Ireland's competitiveness would be further eroded”

не знаю нужен ли кому-нить этот "позитив", но лучше иметь инфу, чем не иметь.