Scotland Week 2009 will focus on the country's distinct appeal and promote economic opportunities in key sectors.

PREPARING for the aftermath of conflict is essential in planning for future overseas military operations involving British troops, MPs warned.

First it was the "arc of prosperity", likening the economic opportunities presented by an independent Scotland to that experienced in near-neighbours Ireland, Iceland

Scotland must seize the opportunities offered by its world-class natural energy resources to realise its full economic potential despite current global challenges, Alex Salmond said yesterday.

Is Ireland a good example for a future independent Scotland?Perhaps not. See here.I walked past Bute House yesterday and wonder if they were thinking along these lines for Scotland:The Irish economy rests on the precipice of devastation. Government interventionism has left Ireland with little room to maneuver in this difficult economic climate. The answer to Ireland's economic woes is not further

Gordon Brown has insisted that he has a "plan" to help workers through the recession as the Government outlines a £500 million plan to help the jobless.

SCRAPPING qualifications in Russian will leave Scotland behind Europe in the bid to create economic opportunities for business and may affect relations between the two countri

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FEW areas of Scotland have been considered to be of such importance to the economic development of the country as to merit specific governmental policy.

SCOTLAND'S economic recovery is in jeopardy after the Chancellor Alistair Darling failed to allow future spending to be brought forward, it was claimed last night.