Celtic Tiger
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English
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Etymology
[edit]A reference to the Four Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan).
Proper noun
[edit]- (economics) The economy of the Republic of Ireland from the mid-1990s to the late-2000s, a period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment.
- 2017, John Gibney, “Where Historians Disagree: An Epilogue”, in A Short History of Ireland, 1500–2000, New Haven: Yale University Press, →ISBN:
- Even aside from the emergence of the “Celtic Tiger,” were the foundations of the Irish manifestation of the global financial crisis laid by deeper structural issues in the Irish economy […] and in Irish political culture […] ?
- 2024 February 2, Simon Jenkins, “Northern Ireland will leave the union, and Scotland could too. True devolution is the only way to save it”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- Ireland shook off its reliance on the UK and became a Celtic tiger. While it might be a pity – and a sad comment on England – Scotland could do the same.