Investment Immigration to Ireland Learn about Ireland's economic news: From January to September 2014, the volume of new credit provided by the Bank of Ireland to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reached 3.2 billion euros, a year-on-year increase of 18%. Reports indicate that the Bank of Ireland received 46,000 loan applications during this period, an 8% year-on-year increase, with 87% of these applications ultimately receiving loan approval. The head of the Bank of Ireland's corporate division stated that the bank's current data indicators show that the Irish economy remains on an encouraging growth trajectory, with the retail and dairy sectors showing particularly optimistic growth trends.



