The long term strength, reputation and functioning of Ireland as a financial services centre would be poorly served by the Central Bank engaging in a competitive race to the bottom by allowing ‘shell’ or ‘briefcase’ firms to relocate here. Conclusion I will conclude here. I will leave you with three key messages: 1.
It also aims to elicit stronger consensus in fostering deeper regional integration as a critical strategy to reduce external vulnerabilities and sustain our standing as an economic powerhouse in the new world order. Asia’s Economic Emergence The seminar’s theme, “Asia’s emergence in the new world order: growth, integration and resilience” invokes some feelings of nostalgia.