TODAY'S young workers are essential to Scotland's economic recovery plan. Difficult as the economic climate may be, Scotland must continue to provide opportunities for

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

Whilst much of the focus has been on the negative aspects of the current recession and its impact on the business sector, it must not be forgotten that a strong knowledge base and the ability to exploit new technological and market opportunities are critical components in any plan to emerge successfully from the current economic crisis. The higher education sector, in particular, has an important ...

SCOTLAND could "de-couple from economic recovery for years to come", a leading economic think-tank warns today.

DEMOCRATIC GREEN SOCIALIST: The European Elections on June 4th will be the first national election since the economic recession. We live in interesting times. The DGS has argued in previous editions that the current economic crisis is also a political crisis for the neo-liberal ideologues. And whilst these interesting times create opportunities for the left

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

Wrongly presented as a huge rates rise Swinney's economic policy is the key to Scotland's economic independence

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.

The global economic downturn and its impact on Scotland will be discussed at a meeting of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee on Wednesday 24 September. Representatives from the construction, house-building, property, banking and financial services sectors will gather for a round-table discussion on the current economic climate in Scotland and consider ways to improve conditions in the futur...

Europe will regain the economic strength it enjoyed in 2007 within "three to five years," according to Jürgen Thumann, the new president of the BusinessEurope lobby group. But he told EurActiv Germany that the recovery remains "fragile".