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...became "a growth that squeezed all the other organs of the economy," says John Fitz Gerald, an economist at Dublin's Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). That starved Ireland's exporters of valuable resources. The result: the country's share of euro-zone exports has slipped by a fifth since 2001, while housing investment grew to 14% of Ireland's economy by 2006, roughly three times the European average. When values and demand began to fall - house prices fell 10% in the year to August, while apartments at the Grange are now selling at a rate of just...
...small economy, will rely on trade to generate increases in living standards. We need to get back to that. We lost sight of it." That won't be easy, as long as major trading partners are themselves caught up in the slowdown; the U.S., for instance, buys roughly a fifth of Ireland's exports. It'll take some time, too, for exporters to redeploy resources such as labor freed by the housing slowdown...
...ball outside the box. She then sent it back into the box to Hagner, who slammed a one-timer into the back of the net. Hagner’s goal against the Lions was her sixth of the season. She is tied for the Crimson lead and is fifth in the Ivy League in scoring this season. Columbia tied the game 1-1 early in the second half, but neither team could earn the game-winner in regular time. The contest moved into extra time. With less than a minute left in the second overtime, Hagner received a ball...
...Crimson also boasts a critical core of senior leadership, perhaps none more exciting than Andrew Flanagan. The 2006 EIWA champion at 165 lbs has battled injuries for the past two seasons and has the opportunity to make a triumphant return as the conference’s fifth-ranked grappler in his final season...
...Price Index "declined sharply to 6.6% year-on-year in October, from 9.1% in September," Ulrich of JPMorgan wrote in her report. She noted that the Consumer Price Index, which will be released this week, will also moderate further from last month's level of 4.6%, which was the fifth successive monthly decline...