I wonder how many of you can remember a time when the word “bondholder” was not in your vocabulary. Well it seems that the term “promissory notes” is about to acquire the same familiarity. In March 2012 and every March until nearly 2030 Ireland will need to find about €3bn per annum to pay the [...]
Archive for January 19th, 2012
Government is apparently exaggerating its efforts to deal with Anglo’s promissory notes
Posted in Banks, IMF, Irish economy, Politics on January 19, 2012 | 41 Comments »
CSO reports residential rents fell by 0.9% in the month of December 2011; mortgage interest costs up a hefty 14% year-on-year
Posted in Irish economy, Irish Property, Politics on January 19, 2012 | 4 Comments »
This morning Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released its inflation figures for December 2011. The headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) was down 0.3% compared to November 2011, but up 2.5% year-on-year (down from 2.9% in Novembe 2011). The biggest driver of inflation in the past 12 months continues to be the CSO category of [...]
Tale of two cities – sale of two NAMA-related properties shows striking contrast between Dublin and Derry
Posted in Developers on January 19, 2012 | 4 Comments »
NAMA is connected to the sale of two retail properties – one in Derry and one in Dublin. This entry examines the pricing differences. Jack Fagan in the Irish Times reports that NAMA is offering a 20,000 sq ft retail property in Sandyford in south westDublin for €8m. The property is leased to German discount [...]