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Business Today |
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Friday, 17 April, 2026 | | |
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Editor's Note |
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Good morning, reader |
It’s been one of the biggest concerns since the start of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran: what happens to energy prices. With widespread damage already inflicted on the region and the Strait of Hormuz still effectively closed, Barry O’Halloran looks at the ramifications for consumers and why higher home electricity prices appear almost inevitable at this stage.
Austrian bank Bawag has signalled it plans to carry out a deal to free up some of the expensive capital PTSB must hold on its balance sheet against loans, essentially lowering the net cost of its €1.62 billion deal to buy the Irish lender. Joe Brennan has the story.
Meanwhile in Agenda, Joe looks at what is in store for the bank’s staff and customers, and what the deal means for the wider banking landscape in Ireland.
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