The Dublin trade & industry is primarily dominated by the information technology sector. The world renowned masters of IT sector from different parts of the world have set up their offices in the capital of Ireland, Dublin.
Some of the reputed IT companies in Dublin who have contributed immensely to the city trade and industry are:
- HP
- Lexmark
- AOL
- Sun Microsystems
- Bertelsmann
- Quintiles
- Oracle
- Intel
- Gateway 2000
Most of the IT companies in Dublin have established their business operating stations at East Point Business Park. This industrial base started its operations in 1996. With every passing year, this part is stretching its base to accommodate more IT companies.
With the growth of IT sector, the teleservicing has expanded its base in Dublin. Few of the IT-enabled services to play a major role in creating job openings and in enriching the Dublin economy include Vodafone
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Ireland, Novell. These ITeS companies are mostly stationed at Sandyford Industrial Estate in Dublin.
The business of car dealership, shopping centers have rapidly increased in this part of Ireland. All these emerging business sectors in association with the export of industrial goods (mainly the agricultural items) to many European nations, US have helped the GDP per capita of Ireland to surpass even that of Britain.
The Dublin Chamber of Commerce helps in setting up and running large as well as small types of Dublin business. The Dublin Chamber of Commerce takes initiatives to identify the problems faced by the city business persons to run business in the city. These problems are then tried to be solved out by the Chamber of Commerce after talks with the local and national government.
There are large number of banks in Dublin, who help in the running of business in the city. While a few of the banks are nationalized, many of the Dublin banks have their origin in the foreign nations. Some of the well known banks in Dublin include IIB Bank Ltd, Scotiabank (Ireland) Ltd, National Irish Investment Bank Ltd. The Dublin banks are known to offer business loans at easy return rates.
The business friendly atmosphere in Dublin has attracted many business persons from foreign nations. The Dublin trade & industry is expected to grow further with the passing years.
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