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Rise in IVAs and bankruptcies among women
The number of women entering an IVA or bankruptcy has increased dramatically over the last decade, new figures from the Insolvency Service have revealed.
In the last year alone, as The Independent reports, the number of women going bankrupt has risen by 28%.
More talk of IVAs in Ireland
In recent months, there has been a lot of talk about introducing IVAs (Individual Voluntary Arrangements) in Ireland as an alternative to bankruptcy, and this has continued in an article on independent.ie.
In the article, insolvency expert Tom Kavanagh brands Irish insolvency laws as `draconian`, and says that compared with the laws in the UK, Ireland is in the "Dark Ages".
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