Despite the global recession since the 2008 financial crisis, the Irish economy has maintained its many core strengths, such as being highly flexible, having a well-educated labor force, good demographics, and a good business environment. According to data published by the International Monetary Fund, Ireland's GDP growth rate for 2018 was 6.81%.
Multinational companies operating in Ireland:
★Nine of the top 10 global IT companies,
★Nine of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies,
★Three of the top six global games publishing companies,
★Thirteen of the top 15 global medical device companies,
★ 15 of the top 20 financial services companies in the world.
Ireland is also a global financial center for aircraft leasing and civil aviation, with 50% of the world's aircraft fleet leasing managed in Ireland.
Forbes Magazine named Ireland as the best country in the world to do business. In addition to this, many British companies have chosen to relocate their headquarters to Ireland to take advantage of EU treatment following Brexit.
Ireland is one of the richest countries in Europe, with an excellent natural and investment environment, and is known as the "Silicon Valley of Europe", attracting many of the world's top 500 companies to invest in the country.
Ireland is ranked 8th in the 2018 Forbes World's Best Countries and Regions for Business and 5th in Europe, attracting more than 1,200 multinational companies, including Intel, Microsoft, Dell and others, to set up their European headquarters in Ireland.
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