Ireland falls two places to 9th in PwC's EMEA Private Business Attractiveness Index due to cost-of-living crisis and rising business costs.

Ireland has fallen two places to 9th in PwC's Private Business Attractiveness Index for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) due to the cost-of-living crisis and rising business costs. The nation's macroeconomic ranking dropped from first to sixth, while it ranked 30th for electricity costs and 29th for cost-of-living metrics. Despite the decline, Ireland's start-up ecosystem improved to 6th place.