Economic Eye host Richard Curran talks to EY Ireland Chief Economist, Neil Gibson, about current key economic indicators and the impact they are having on business across the entire country. In this episode, Neil outlines the findings of the Economic Eye Winter 2021 Forecast: ‘How people, prices, and planet will shape the all-island forecast’

Topics include:

· Why the all-Ireland economy is in far better health than expected as 2021 draws to a close

· The growing need for more specific, targeted supports for those hardest hit in the pandemic

· Inflation - the factors driving low inflation in recent years and why this is changing

· Will interest rates hold steady or start to rise sooner rather than expected?

· Why ‘purposeful growth’ has become the goal for policymakers, citizens, and business leaders alike.

· How to balance financial growth and sustainability