Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Ireland Political Analysis
2.1: Structure and stability of government
2.2: Government changes and policy stability
2.2.1: Policy agenda- reforms and future plans
3. Ireland Economic Analysis
3.1: GDP growth rate and sectoral contribution to GDP
3.2: Scenario analysis-future economic growth scenario of Ireland
3.3: Pricing trends-recent developments
3.4: Major economic growth drivers- consumption, saving, and investment
3.5: International trade and its contribution to GDP
3.6: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) - pattern of investment
4. Ireland Economic and Business Risk Analysis
4.1: Risk in financial sector
4.1.1: Risk in current account balance
4.1.2: Risk in Balance of Payment (BOP)
4.1.3: Government revenue and expenditure
4.1.4: External debt and default risk
4.1.5: Risk in foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate
4.2: Credibility in debt market
5. Ireland Social Analysis
5.1: Social and demographic analysis
5.2: Labor market- quality and availability
5.3: Social development index
6. Ireland R&D and Technological Factors
6.1: R&D expenditure-technological changes
6.2: Impact of technology in industry
6.3: Technology policy
7. Ireland Legal Analysis
7.1: Company law
7.2: Labor law
7.3: Tax law
7.4: Economic policies- recent developments
7.5: Doing business in Ireland 2014- process to establish a business
8. Ireland Environmental Analysis
8.1: Environmental policy
9. SWOT Analysis-Search of Potential Opportunities in Ireland
List of Figures
Chapter 3. Ireland Economic Analysis
Figure 3.1: Global economic scenario
Figure 3.2: Trend of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.3: Future economic growth scenario of Ireland
Figure 3.4: Trend of per capita income
Figure 3.5: GDP sectoral contribution, 2012
Figure 3.6: Share of different sectors to GDP
Figure 3.7: Trend of leading industries in Ireland
Figure 3.8: Annual trend of inflation and interest rate
Figure 3.9: Trend of savings and investments as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.10: Trend of consumption expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.11: Ireland’s international trade structure
Figure 3.12: Exports and imports as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.13: Trend of FDI inflows in Ireland
Chapter 4. Ireland Economic and Business Risk Analysis
Figure 4.1: Trend of current account balance and percentage of GDP
Figure 4.2: Terms of trade of Ireland
Figure 4.3: Trend of balance of payment
Figure 4.4: Trend of gross government debt as percentage of GDP
Figure 4.5: Trend of fiscal balance as percentage of GDP
Figure 4.6: Trend of gross government debt
Figure 4.7: Trend of foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate
Chapter 5. Ireland Social Analysis
Figure 5.1: Political map of Ireland
Figure 5.2: Trend of population in Ireland
Figure 5.3: Population age structure
Figure 5.4: Trend of unemployment rate in Ireland
Chapter 6. Ireland R&D and Technological Factors
Figure 6.1: Trend of R&D expenditure in Ireland
List of Tables
Chapter 1. Executive Summary
Table 1.1: Factors affecting business in Ireland
Chapter 2. Ireland Political Analysis
Table 2.1: Political Factors and their Impact on Business
Chapter 3. Ireland Economic Analysis
Table 3.1: Factors affecting industrial growth
Table 3.2: Economic factors and their impact on business
Table 3.3: Economic insights of Ireland
Chapter 4. Ireland Economic and Business Risk Analysis
Table 4.1: Credit rating of countries by Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P
Chapter 5. Ireland Social Analysis
Table 5.1: Corruption, GINI, homicide, and human development index
Table 5.2: Social factors and their impact on business
Chapter 6. Ireland R&D and Technological Factors
Table 6.1: Technological Factors and their Impact on Business
Chapter 7. Ireland Legal Analysis
Table 7.1: Tax rates in Ireland, 2013
Table 7.2: Indicators for starting business
Table 7.3: Ranking in 2013 for ease of doing business
Table 7.4: Legal factors and their impact on business
Chapter 8. Ireland Environmental Analysis
Table 8.1: Environmental factors and their impact on business