A world renowned Financial Services hub

Ireland is a thriving location for international financial services that serves every major economy in the world.

As financial services and technology converge, Ireland is a strategic hub for industry collaboration and innovation.

Over 40 years, global financial institutions have made Ireland their home, from international banks, investment managers and insurers, to aircraft leasing operators and administrators. Jobs in the sector have grown 25% since 2015.

• Dublin is home to 22 of the top 25 global financial services firms.
• Over half of the global systemically important banks operate in Ireland
• Ireland is a world leader in aviation leasing - more than 60% of the world’s aircraft are leased from Ireland.
• 11 of the top 15 global insurers are based in Ireland, as are the top 5 global reinsurers and the top 3 global insurance brokers,
• Ireland is a major global hub for cross-border distribution of investment funds and Irish funds are sold in 90 countries across Europe, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa
• The Irish Government has had an industrial policy to develop the international financial services sector since the 1980s. The current strategy, ‘Ireland for Finance’, is led by a dedicated Minister of State in the Department of Finance.
• Ireland has a highly trained workforce with deep sectoral experience in finance, data and technology.
• Most of Europe’s largest financial institutions have operations in Ireland with some having centralised their AML/CFT function in Dublin.

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