200 new Clearstream jobs, the start of a financial hub for CorkTODAY’S announcement of 200 new jobs in Clearstream in Cork can be just the start of a boom in the Financial Services (FS) sector for the city and surrounding region. Kieran Donoghue, Head of International Financial Services, Strategy & Public Policy with the IDA, said there is ‘significant potential in Cork.’“Outside Dublin, the Cork region has been the best-performing region for FDI nationally. “Particularly with respect to financial services, there are a lot of well-known clients there already. Eoin Motherway, Chair of Cork Chamber’s Financial Services Forum, said he is confident that further growth can be expected in Cork’s financial services centre in the coming years. The International Financial Services Southern Cluster — ‘Towards 5,000 jobs by 2025’ will also be attended by Tánaiste Simon Coveney and representatives from education and business in the region.

Source: Evening echo February 28, 2018 12:11 UTC