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August update

Scotland resisting worst case economic warnings

Lego store in St James
Building blocks: the new Lego store in Edinburgh helped boost the retail sector (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland appears to be staving off the worst of the forecasts that were madeRead More

Green shoots

Scottish recovery will be ‘marathon not a sprint’

Tim Allan
Tim Allan: ‘rebound’ Businesses in Scotland can see the first shoots of recovery for the first time in a year as COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift, according to a leadingRead More

Upbeat economy

Scottish GDP ‘back to pre-Covid level by next year’

industry, wind turbines, dong
Output expected to revive Scotland’s economy is expected to return to its pre-Covid level early next year, according to new data. KPMG has revised its 2021 forecast for Scotland’s GDPRead More

Chambers plan

Call for ‘Growth Act’ to accelerate recovery

Liz Cameron
Liz Cameron: ‘commerce and government to align’ (pic: Terry Murden) Scotland’s new government should introduce a Business Growth Act in its first 100 days to accelerate plans for reviving theRead More

As I See It

Scotland’s google-sized output problem

Terry Murden
As I See It: TERRY MURDEN says worrying trends in Scotland's economy are being overlooked in the election campaign

Monthly analysis

Vaccine impact awaited as short term remains tough

closed shop
Shops and other businesses are waiting to reopen (pic: Terry Murden) The longer-term impact of COVID-19 on the Scottish economy is becoming clearer as we get more and better dataRead More

Growth forecast

Scots economy may make up lost ground in two years

scottish economy
Scotland’s growth may outpace UK average Scotland’s economy could completely regain lost ground within the next two years and outpace the UK-wide average, according to the latest economic forecasting fromRead More

Back in business

Timetable for reopening economy due next week

closed shop
Shops and other businesses forced to close hope soon to be trading again (pic: Terry Murden) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out an indicative timetable next week for re-openingRead More

LSE report

Quitting UK ‘would hit Scots economy harder than Brexit’

independence march Edinburgh October 2018
The LSE report gives a devastating verdict on independence (pic: Terry Murden) Leaving the UK would be more damaging to the Scottish economy than Brexit, according to a new report.Read More

Call for new support

Furlough providing a ‘mask’ for threats to economy

Tim Allan: ‘always darkest before dawn’ First signs of a return to confidence in “the most challenging year in living memory” could not conceal underlying and long term threats toRead More