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Ireland is growing to be an attractive destination for investment by US multinationals². In recent years, many have set up European headquarters there. Now new laws introduced in Switzerland seem to be benefiting Ireland further - with a number of multinationals including internet giant Yahoo deciding to relocate their European headquarters to Ireland.

Despite Ireland’s economic crisis, the country continues to enjoy an influx³ of multinational¹ investment-- lured⁴ by an attractive corporate⁵ tax rate of 12.5%.

Ireland is home to over a 1000 multinationals. 78 new companies entered last year. That’s 1.5 new companies a week.

Here in Ireland grand canal dock, dubbed⁶ the Silicon⁷ valley of Europe, its home to the European headquarters of both Google and Facebook and the hope here by the Irish government is to attract other companies like this including those looking to relocate from other jurisdictions⁸.

In recent months - changes in Switzerland’s laws have prompted even more companies to look to Ireland.

One of those changes is the proposed "Minder Initiative" - which would allow shareholders⁹ in Switzerland to have a vote on executive pay and salary caps. It’s a move that has worried many multinationals operating there.

In addition, the European Union has been pressing Switzerland to eliminate some of the tax advantages long enjoyed by foreign companies.

Earlier this year Switzerland received a blow when Yahoo announced it was moving its European headquarters from Switzerland to Ireland. Others have now announced plans to follow including U.S energy giant Weatherford.

Engine Yard, one of the many tech multinationals in Ireland says finding talent will not be a problem for companies that relocate.

It remains¹⁰ to be seen if Switzerland will do anything to curtail¹¹ such loses but for now Ireland stands to win.

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1 multinational
adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司
参考例句：
The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。 He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

2 multinationals
跨国公司( multinational的名词复数 )
参考例句：
These local companies are only small fry compared with the huge multinationals. 同那些跨国公司比，这些当地的公司不过是小鱼小虾。 Some people believe that the multinationals have too much power. 有人认为跨国公司的权力太大了。

3 influx
n.流入，注入
参考例句：
The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。 Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

4 lured
吸引，引诱（lure的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
The child was lured into a car but managed to escape. 那小孩被诱骗上了车，但又设法逃掉了。 Lured by the lust of gold,the pioneers pushed onward. 开拓者在黄金的诱惑下，继续奋力向前。

5 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

6 dubbed
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制
参考例句：
Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。 Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？来自《简明英汉词典》

7 silicon
n.硅(旧名矽)
参考例句：
This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。 A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

8 jurisdictions
司法权( jurisdiction的名词复数 )；裁判权；管辖区域；管辖范围
参考例句：
Butler entreated him to remember the act abolishing the heritable jurisdictions. 巴特勒提醒他注意废除世袭审判权的国会法令。 James I personally adjudicated between the two jurisdictions. 詹姆士一世亲自裁定双方纠纷。

9 shareholders
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。 the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

10 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

11 curtail
vt.截短，缩短；削减
参考例句：
The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。 The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。

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CCTV9英语新闻：US multinationals lured by Ireland's business climate