Joe Lynam
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first heard Sep 2025
last heard 23 Dec
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And of course, if inflation prices continue to rise across the Eurozone, then the next move from the European Central Bank is almost certainly going to be to raise rates.
I wonder where the households are getting ahead of that and saving more because the household savings ratio was up again.
Now, I'll be speaking to the ESRI a little bit later in the program, so I don't want to dwell on too much.
But The Economist magazine has ranked Ireland as the second in the world in terms of economic performance.
And one of the reasons we've done quite well is, of course, the pharmaceutical sector in this country and the export of very important prescription drugs that are physically made here.
Most of it being sold to the States, of course.
Now, Big Pharma, they're pretty good at lobbying by the sounds of things.
Indeed, and we will talk about that over-dependence on certain sectors in the Irish economy with the ESRI a little bit later.
Austin, I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Hopefully the weather will clear up a tiny bit.
Have you got all your Christmas shopping done, by the way?
I presume you've sorted out my present, Austin.
I'm going to get off that naughty list somehow.
Anyway, look after yourself, Austin.
Have a great weekend.
That is the renowned economist, Austin Hughes.
Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam · How we can grow home-grown productivity here? · 12 Dec 2025
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Breakfast Business with Enterprise Ireland on Newstalk.
there was another serious warning about Ireland's over-dependence on a small cohort of mostly American multinationals today.
The ESRI said that these firms were making substantial positive contributions to the country, but potential job cuts and America's tilt towards nationalism could jeopardise that foreign investment and ergo growth in Ireland.
The report also looks at how we can grow homegrown productivity here.
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