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  • Finance ministers say there is 'no need to panic' over rising euro

    European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet (left) and Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker during a press conference at an informal meeting of EU finance ministers in Berlin yesterday. Euro-zone finance ministers have said there is "no need to panic" over the euro's recent rise in value against the dollar and the yen. They have also pledged to use the recent economic upswing in Europe to pay off national debt and balance their budgets by 2010, writes Jamie Smyth in Berlin p
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  • Boundary Capital for market flotation

    Boundary Capital, a private equity vehicle headed by financier Niall McFadden, plans to float on junior stock markets in Dublin and London within the next three weeks. Ciarán Hancock reports. p

  • Bounding ahead: impressive investment track record

    Boundary Capital might be only five years old, but the group has an impressive track record of investments. p

  • Chairman of Siemens board to resign amid scandals

    Heinrich von Pierer will resign as the supervisory board chairman of Siemens in the coming days as scandals surrounding Europe's largest engineering group claim their first scalp and reach a new level of intensity. p

  • Google's first quarter profits of $1bn

    Internet giant Google easily beat expectations when this week it announced a 69 per cent rise in first quarter net profits to $1 billion. p

  • Danone loses court action against Glanbia

    French dairy giant Danone has lost its High Court action against Irish dairy company Glanbia over the introduction by Glanbia of Yoplait Essence yogurt. p

  • Tech firms struggle to meet expectations

    It has been a good week for the Irish IT sector, with technology firms announcing plans to create more than 330 jobs here.  John Collins reports. p

  • World Bank directors step up pressure on Wolfowitz

    The World Bank's executive board yesterday increased the pressure on Paul Wolfowitz to step down as president by simultaneously promising swift action on the Shaha Riza controversy and broadening the scope of its investigations to include other issues as well. p

  • 83 new jobs at technology firms

    Two technology companies yesterday announced plans to create 83 new jobs. p

  • Share price surges in Boots as rivals bid for company

    Henry Kravis and Guy Hands went head-to-head in the battle for Boots yesterday as their rival bids ignited the stock market and increased the likelihood of the first FTSE 100 company falling to private equity. p

  • IFG acquires Swiss company for €6.5m

    Dublin-based financial services group IFG announced yesterday that it has bought a Swiss firm for more than €6.5 million. The acquisition of Gestinor, a specialist financial services company with offices in Zurich and Zug, was made through the group's subsidiary, IFG Suisse. p

  • Net profits up 51% at Donegal Creameries

    Donegal Creameries has reported a 51 per cent jump in net profits to €2.8 million in 2006, driven by strong performances across all business units. p

  • Paddy Power's new deal on British racing

    Bookmaker Paddy Power has signed a deal with a controversial new racing broadcast service backed by London-quoted electronic data company Alphameric. p

  • Change to EU VAT system urged to beat fraud

    Europe needs a "fundamental change" to its VAT system to help beat fraud costing up to €250 billion a year, according to Laszlo Kovacs, the European Union's tax chief. p

  • Financials up but IL&P underperforms

    Market Report: A strong overnight finish by international markets got the Irish market off to a good start yesterday and, by the end of the day, the Iseq Index had regained over 100 points to finish the week at 9,703.68. p

  • In Short

    A round-up of today's other stories in brief. p
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