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Despite some signs of softening, the Irish economy has proven resilient in the face of the uncertainty of the past year.
In this episode of Ibec Responds, Ibec’s Chief Economist Gerard Brady, and Economist Mourad Mejdi, discuss the major economic events of 2025 including the areas of international trade and the labour market… and look forward to 2026, analysing how developments in geopolitics and AI that could shape the economic outlook.
Download Ibec's Q4 2025 Economic Outlook here.
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Q4 2025 Ibec Economic Outlook
Gerard Brady, and Mourad Mejdi discuss the major economic events of 2025 including the areas of international trade and the labour market and look forward to 2026, analysing how developments in geopolitics and AI that could shape the economic outlook.