BizPlus.ie News http://www.bizplus.ie/ Latest news from BizPlus.ie en Copyright 2005 BizPlus.ie http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3261 Service Sector Outlook Brightens Further 03/07/09: The rate of contraction of business activity in the services sector continued to ease in June, according to the NCB services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). 2009-07-03 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3259 Mobile Broadband Accounts For 28% of Market 02/07/09: 3 has confirmed that more than 150,000 customers have now signed up to its mobile broadband in Ireland. 2009-07-02 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3260 ECB Leaves Main Rate Unchanged At 1% 02/07/09: The European Central Bank (ECB) has opted to leave its main interest rate at a record low of 1%, as expected. 2009-07-02 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3258 Live Register Shows Jobless Rate Of 11.9% 01/07/09: The unemployment rate, as measured by the Live Register, rose to 11.9% in June with a further 11,400 persons signing on in the month, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). 2009-07-01 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3257 FTB Affordability Now At Mid-90s Levels 30/05/09: Housing affordability for first time buyers is now at levels not seen since the mid-1990s, according to the EBS/DKM Affordability Index. 2009-06-30 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3256 Consumers Mood Brightens In June 29/06/09: The consumer mood brightened considerably in June, according to the KBC Ireland/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index. 2009-06-29 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3254 Employment Down By 160,000 25/06/09: The number of people in employment in the first quarter of 2009 was 160,000 less than a year ago, according to the Central Statistics Office's Quarterly National Household Survey. 2009-06-25 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3255 Steady House Price Falls Continue 25/06/09: The average price paid for a house fell by 1.3% in May, extending falls for the first five months of 2009 to 6%. 2009-06-25 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3253 Boston Scientific To Invest EUR 91m in Galway 24/06/09: Medical device firm Boston Scientific has confirmed that it is to invest a further EUR 91m in a Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) initiative at its site in Galway. 2009-06-24 http://www.bizplus.ie/news/3252 Payment Delays 'Killing' Irish SMEs 19/06/09: Irish small firms are now waiting an average of 73 days to be paid by large firms and state bodies, according to the latest credit watch report by the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME). 2009-06-19