International money transfer and foreign exchange services provider OFX will establish its European base in Dublin, creating 15 jobs.
Irish packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has invested $23.5m (€21.9m) to upgrade its sheet plant in Nuevo Laredo in the north-east of Mexico.
Businesses have more than doubled their use of overdrafts in the last year, pushing the amount borrowed via revolving loans and extended credit card debt to nearly €5bn, the highest level in almost seven years.