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Competitiveness is being framed as a delivery problem. Dublin Chamber wants Budget 2027 to prioritise infrastructure, housing, R&D tax reform, skills, and simpler business compliance as Ireland faces geopolitical and domestic growth pressures.
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Entrepreneurial impact is not only a question of scale. Estonian Business School has ranked first in Europe for start-up creation efficiency among business schools, reflecting how focused ecosystems can outperform larger institutions.
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Irish makers are getting a new route into retail growth. Kilkenny Design and Local Enterprise Offices have launched a national academy for creative entrepreneurs.
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Agtech investors are backing faster routes to resilient crop development. Rainbow Crops has raised €9.7 million to scale AI-supported multiplex genome editing across next-generation crops.
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Pay transparency rules are moving from principle into payroll practice. EU requirements will affect salary disclosure, employee pay-data rights, reporting, and equal-pay enforcement.
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City institutions want financial services placed inside the EU reset. UK Finance says closer cooperation would reduce duplication, improve capital flows, and support investment without rejoining the single market.
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Labour is reconsidering how far UK-EU economic alignment can go. Ministers are weighing practical cooperation on electricity, emissions, and trade frictions while keeping formal Brexit red lines in place for this parliament.
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UK accountants are fielding more questions on European expansion routes. New e-Residency research suggests digital-first structures are now being recommended ahead of traditional EU subsidiaries by more advisers.
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Europe’s May M&A market favoured control, certainty, and strategic patience. The largest stories centred on contested assets, public-market discounts, private-equity pressure, and boards testing whether premiums were enough to justify surrendering independence.
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Business schools are broadening career preparation for an altered economy. emlyon’s CAP partnership with L’atelier des Chefs combines management study with practical training, giving students a wider set of options in a labour market being reshaped by automation.