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Industrial and lifescience exports were up by 7 per cent to €10.38 billion, while food and sustainability exports were down by 4 per cent to €15.7 billion, largely impacted by international dairy sales and prices, according to the state agency.11.20 - Inbound tourism rose 8.5 per cent in May The number of visitors to Ireland’s shores rose 8.5 per cent last month, compared with the same period a year earlier, to more than 620,000 people.
09.56 - ECB will be ‘agile’ in deciding next steps, says Lane The European Central Bank is ready to respond to any surprises as it decides on its next policy steps amid uncertainty in the economy, Philip Lane said. Two separate studies by Deloitte and PwC show that insolvencies rose 25 per cent in the first six months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023.
Assange spoke to Anthony Albanese shortly after his plane touched down in Canberra on Wednesday night, the prime minister announced at a press conference. During the call, Assange told Albanese that he had “saved his life,” according to his wife Stella.