Scottish Independence

Business editor Lianna Brinded reviews the week in business.

Alfred Joyner Feb 28, 2014

Engineering group Weir says "very serious questions need to be answered"

Lianna Brinded Feb 27, 2014

BoE says independent Scotland unlikely to share regulator with England, while Scottish Financial Enterprise warns of huge extra costs.

Lianna Brinded Feb 27, 2014

Investments in the British part of the North Sea rose to a record high of £14.4bn in 2013.

Ian Silvera Feb 26, 2014

Korn Ferry survey reveals 65% of chairmen of 32 FTSE 100 companies say independence will be bad for business

Lianna Brinded Feb 24, 2014

Scotland's First Minister claims an independent Scotland would be better at managing the energy sector

Lianna Brinded Feb 24, 2014

The SNP leader also described the Chancellor's position as a "diktat upon high".

Ian Silvera Feb 24, 2014

Scots will vote on whether to end their 307-year-old union with England on 18 September

Lianna Brinded Feb 24, 2014

TNS says almost half of respondents intend to vote against independence.

Ian Silvera Feb 20, 2014

Co-op Group chief executive Euan Sutherland says Scotland's potential UK will burden firms

Lianna Brinded Feb 18, 2014

Alex Salmond's version of independence from the UK looks remarkably similar to a Scotland that belongs to it.

Shane Croucher Feb 17, 2014

Salmond claims no EU member will block Scottish membership to the 28 nation bloc

Lianna Brinded Feb 17, 2014

UK Chancellor George Osborne and opposition MPs demolished hopes over Scotland keeping the pound

Lianna Brinded Feb 17, 2014

Labour's shadow chancellor hits back at the Scottish independence 'Yes campaign'

Lianna Brinded Feb 13, 2014

UK Chancellor warns voters that SNP threats to not pay debt will hurt Scots

Lianna Brinded Feb 13, 2014

Britain's business secretary said RBS would "inevitably" relocate to London if Scotland votes to become independent

Lianna Brinded Feb 12, 2014

SNP's treasury spokesman criticised Chancellor George Osborne's widely tipped desire to torpedo monetary union

Michael Klimes Feb 12, 2014

George Osborne, Danny Alexander, Ed Balls will all attack SNP's Alex Salmond's 'keeping the pound' promise

Lianna Brinded Feb 12, 2014

NIESR research paper shows Scotland's fiscal gap set to be more than double that of UK's.

Shane Croucher Feb 07, 2014

Results of TNS BMRB, YouGov and Ipsos Mori opinion polls on Scottish independence

Lianna Brinded Feb 07, 2014

This is the strongest warning from the government over Scotland's currency post-referendum

Lianna Brinded Feb 07, 2014

Prime Minister David Cameron delivered an emotional appeal to voters.

Lianna Brinded Feb 07, 2014

RBS received a taxpayer-funded £45bn bailout in 2008.

Lianna Brinded Feb 05, 2014

BP's chief executive Dudley claimed that "all businesses have a concern" over the Scottish referendum

Lianna Brinded Feb 05, 2014

Shadow chancellor accuses SNP leader of running away from Scotland's currency question.

Shane Croucher Jan 31, 2014

SNP leader Alex Salmond pushing for currency union if he wins Scottish independence referendum.

Shane Croucher Jan 29, 2014

Bank of England governor is set to speak on whether Scotland will keep the pound

Lianna Brinded Jan 29, 2014

IBTimes UK's Ian Allison reflects on schizophrenic Scotland's complicated Bard and what it means to be Scottish.

Ian Allison Jan 24, 2014

Scotland's parliament will question a former European Court Judge about an independent Scotland's position regarding EU membership.

Michael Klimes Jan 23, 2014

Latest British government paper highlights benefits of union for Scotland's border security and immigration.

Michael Klimes Jan 23, 2014