Trade war risk to Ireland now far down investor agenda, AIB CEO says

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- The potential impact of a global trade war on Ireland's foreign multinational-focused economy has significantly fallen down the agenda for investors, the chief executive of one of the country's largest banks, AIB Group AIBG.I, said on Monday.

"In the immediate aftermath of Liberation Day, we saw quite a significant adverse reaction and (the) number one issue in investors' minds at that stage was the impact on Ireland of a trade war," Colin Hunt said at a Bloomberg event in Dublin.

"I was out again (meeting investors) in the past number of days, and it (has) significantly fallen down the agenda," Hunt said. "I think people are responding to the row backs we've seen and the recurrent phenomenon of President Trump making big announcements and then walking them back."


(Reporting by Padraic Halpin;
Editing by Catarina Demony)

((padraic.halpin@thomsonreuters.com; +353 1 500 1504; Reuters Messaging: padraic.halpin.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))

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