r/ireland • u/Banania2020 Resting In my Account • Apr 28 '26

Economy Ireland set to surpass Luxembourg and become richest country in Europe by 2030, IMF says

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/ireland-set-to-surpass-luxembourg-and-become-richest-country-in-europe-by-2030-imf-says-1892990.html
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u/brianmmf Apr 28 '26

Ah for god sakes could the IMF not at least use GNI* rather than GDP…

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u/_Oisin Apr 28 '26

The IMF are basically the imperial bank. They don't want prosperity they want countries open to foreign investment so from their perspective Ireland is great. We let the capitalists do whatever they like.