Tag: growth
Growth boost for Scottish economy as UK slump continues
By Martin Kelly The Scottish economy received a massive boost today with the latest figures revealing growth of 0.5%, bucking the UK trend. The...
Pressure grows on Osborne as Bank of England forecasts no growth...
By Martin Kelly Chancellor George Osborne is being urged to invest in infrastructure after the Bank of England slashed its growth forecasts for 2012...
Scotland’s private sector ends 2011 with 12 months of growth
By Russell Bruce The latest Bank of Scotland Purchasing Manager’s Report (PMI) for December confirms that businesses in Scotland succeeded in delivering month...
Independence, the economic case
by David McGowran The voice of Scotland has been denied to the rest of the world for the last 300 years but I think...
Advertising Revenue Pick-up Reported by STV
GENERAL...Scottish broadcaster, STV, has reported a ten per cent increase in advertising revenue between the beginning of July and the end of September, compared...
Construction Powers Scottish Economy to Four Year High
Scotland's economy grew by 1.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2010, figures published today show - the highest Scottish growth rate since...