What can New Zealand learn from the Irish economy?

Thanks to exceptional gains in property values and aggressive savings practices, one report places the Irish as the wealthiest people in Europe.

The Bank of Ireland's annual Wealth of the Nation report estimates that the number of millionaires in Ireland has increased from 30,000 to 33,000 in the past 12 months, an increase of 10 per cent.

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