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Empresas y finanzas

Irish finance minister recovering after medical procedure


    DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Monday he was recovering after a medical procedure to treat fluid in the chest, and expected to be back at work in early January.

    Noonan, 72, oversaw Ireland's exit from an international bailout and a dramatic recovery that saw the country post the fastest economic growth in the European Union in 2014. It is forecast to repeat that performance in 2015.

    "Two weeks before Christmas I attended my doctor and was diagnosed with an infection involving fluid in the chest area," he said in a statement.

    "I subsequently underwent some medical procedures and I am now well on the mend," he added. "I will be attending cabinet on January 5 and I look forward to contesting the upcoming general election."

    Prime Minister Enda Kenny must call the election by April.

    (Reporting by Conor Humphries; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)