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Threat to recovery

Ministers told ‘stop adding to business costs’

Tim Allan
Tim Allan: ‘progress is under threat’ Businesses in Scotland have continued to benefit from the easing of Covid-19 restrictions but need government to “stop adding to costs”, says the ScottishRead More

Faster growth

Scots economy to recover sooner than forecast

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Business activity is picking up The Scottish economy is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels three months earlier than previously thought. According to the Fraser of Allander Institute the economyRead More

Data briefing

Labour shortages are rising, and so are wages

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Rising wages are adding to employer costs Job vacancies have hit a record high, creating significant challenges for many employers – and new opportunities for some workers – as ScotlandRead More

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’

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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

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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

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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