The Irish government has said it is “essential” the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) act as an alternative source of financing for a broad range of projects – from agriculture, to construction and technology ventures.
Minister for finance Michael Noonan said he was hopeful Parliament would pass a yet-unpublished bill by “the middle of the year” to formally establish the ISIF, allowing the €6.8bn held within the National Pensions Reserve Fund’s (NPRF) discretionary portfolio to be deployed...............................................Full Article: Source
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