In its latest quarterly survey, the ESRI is forecasting double-digit growth in the economy this year.

It predicts the economy will grow by just over 11% mainly due to strong demand for exports.

Are there legitimate reasons to be hopeful?

CEO of the ESRI, Alan Barrett joined Mark Cagney to discuss the findings on the Hard Shoulder.

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