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This book offers a comprehensive history to mark the twenty-first anniversary of the International Financial Services Centre.Dublin's IFSC came into being 21 years ago in 1987 and has been one of the drivers of Ireland's dynamism since then. An essential cog in the wheel of the Irish economy, the IFSC houses the operations of some 400 international firms and almost 1000 managed entities. Merrill Lynch, Sumitomo Bank, ABN Amro, Citibank, AIG, JP Morgan (Chase), Commerzbank and BNP are just some of the blue chip companies that have chosen to locate offices there.The IFSC was championed by Charles Haughey and driven by people of vision. The book goes into the moves that led to the centre's creation and the ideas that gave rise to it.In this meticulously researched and well written book, Fiona Reddan follows both the political and commercial moves behind the story of the IFSC, from its conception through to its completion and onto its success in the years of the Celtic Tiger and beyond.

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Fiona Reddan is one of the leading experts on financial services journalism, having been deputy editor of FINANCE Magazine (www.finance-magazine.com), Ireland's leading monthly publication dedicated to the financial services sector, for almost six years. Moreover, as deputy editor of Finance Dublin, (www.financedublin.com) the 'bible of the IFSC', she has a unique insight into, and knowledge of, Ireland's international financial services sector, and has an established reputation in the industry for writing thoughtful pieces on the growth and development of the sector.

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