Jákvæðar hagvaxtartölur á Írlandi á þriðja fjórðungi - á réttri leið skv. Lenihan fjármálaráðherra

Í International Herald Tribune má lesa að hagvöxtur hafi aukist til muna á Írlandi á þriðja ársfjórðungi ársins. Brian Lenihan, fjármálaráðherra telur þetta vera merki um að landið sé á réttri leið og að útflutningur sé kominn á gott skrið:

,,DUBLIN (Reuters) — Ireland’s economy returned to modest growth in the third quarter as a strong export performance compensated for depressed domestic consumption, data on Thursday showed.

The country’s gross domestic product rose 0.5 percent in the third quarter from negative 1 percent in the second, missing expectations for a 0.8 percent increase as consumers and businesses further reduced expenditures in the face of a spiraling banking crisis and aggressive government cutbacks.

Despite the modest performance, Ireland’s government seized on the growth figures as proof the country was not in danger of a double-dip recession and on track to meet tough targets laid down in the bailout package from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

The finance minister, Brian Lenihan, said in a statement that the latest figures show that the economy had stabilized and was on an export-led growth path."

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