Celtic Tiger

"The Celtic Tiger" is a nickname for the Republic of Ireland during its period of rapid economic growth between the 1990s and 2001 or 2002. Strictly speaking, the term is used for both the period of time (as in Celtic Tiger years) and the country during that period.

Related Topics:
Nickname - Republic of Ireland - Economic growth - 1990s - 2001 - 2002

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The actual term Celtic Tiger was first used in a Morgan Stanley report of August 1994. The term is an analogy to the nickname "East Asian Tigers" applied to South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries of East Asia during their period of rapid growth in the 1980s and 1990s. The Celtic Tiger or Celtic Tiger economy is often also called The Boom or Ireland's Economic Miracle. Sometimes the Celtic Tiger moniker is also used when referring to continued or renewed Irish economic prowess subsequent to the aforesaid time period.

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Morgan Stanley - August - 1994 - East Asian Tigers - South Korea - Singapore - Hong Kong - Taiwan - East Asia - 1980s - 1990s

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