Tougher Covid-19 restrictions in Q4 could cause asset quality to deteriorate and NPLs to rise.
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Ireland's banks pursue rocky road to recovery
April 1, 2019Ireland's banks are on the comeback trail, slashing NPL ratios. However, the continued state ownership in the country's three largest banks clouds the picture.
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AIB’s chief digital officer looks towards frictionless banking
February 1, 2018Seamus Murphy, the chief digital officer at Allied Irish Banks, talks to Joy Macknight about delivering key enabling technologies, tooling and frameworks to speed up the bank’s digital transformation.
Irish banks bounce back
August 24, 2015The half-year results for 2015 confirm the recovery of Ireland's lenders.
Espirito Santo crisis highlights continued struggle in periphery
August 22, 2014The crisis at Portugal’s Banco Espirito Santo has raised fresh doubts about the recovery of banks in the peripheral eurozone.

Ireland makes confident start to post-rescue life
February 3, 2014Ireland was the first sovereign to tap the syndicated bond market in 2014, cementing its return to normal financing after the country's exit from its rescue programme.

Fresh challenges for Ireland's banks
January 17, 2014As Ireland waves farewell to the programme of financial support that has shored up the country’s economy since the crisis, spectres still loom on the horizon for Ireland’s banking sector in the shape of credit reviews and stress-tests.

Finance Minister of the Year 2014
December 20, 2013The Banker’s Finance Minister of the Year awards celebrate the officials who managed to restore economic stability and even growth to their countries following a turbulent few years.
NPL woes continue for European lenders
July 1, 2013Asset quality in Greece deteriorated sharply, while remaining weak in Spain, Ireland and Slovenia. By contrast, non-performing loans are falling steadily in the US.

Ireland climbs out of periphery pit
March 1, 2013Renewed access to capital markets for both the sovereign and the two largest banks has prompted hopes that Ireland will be able to exit multilateral support programmes successfully by the end of 2013.