This post examines the transition from NAMA 1.0, the saviour of Ireland’s financial system, to NAMA 2.0, an entity hell-bent on not making a loss under any circumstances. While ostensibly a safer deal for taxpayers, the true cost to the real economy of such a NAMA is only beginning to be understood.

This post uses the latest IMF World Economic Outlook to examine which countries have been affected most by the recession. Looking at 2010-2013 growth rates, it breaks the recession’s impact down into two periods, the initial economic crisis and the subsequent rebound over the past 12 months. It finds that the recent recovery is very broadly based.

This post reviews the latest Daft Rental Report. It finds good news for tenants, including new and returning students, who face lower rents for the third year in a row, and good news for landlords, with rents largely static for the second report in a row. The total level of supply, however, means that the rental market is still very fragile.