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What can we learn from Ireland?

On the face of it, there are signs that Ireland may be about to exit recession. But any recovery will be down to its exceptionally strong trade links with non-euro-zone economies, rather than any benefit from its early fiscal tightening. Accordingly, a similar revival elsewhere in the periphery is unlikely.

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