Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post summarises the outcomes from COP26.
Tag: Economy
Earnings in Scotland: 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at the latest data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). About
Retail revolution and postal delivery surcharges
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog explores data around the shift to increased online retail, the impact of this shift on the retail business base, support from the Scottish Government to retail, and the implications for parcel delivery surcharges.
UK Budget and Spending Review 2021 – key points and implications for Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises some key points from the UK Budget and Spending Review and sets out some of the implications for Scotland.
COP26 – What’s on the Agenda?
Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction COP26 is a global United Nations summit about climate change and how countries are planning to tackle and adapt to it. The United Nations
New report on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on female entrepreneurs in Scotland
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog provides a quick read summary of the findings of a report by Professor Norin Arshed on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on female entrepreneurs in Scotland.
Additional powers: Better understanding? Better scrutiny? A new report on Scotland’s new Budget powers
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog discusses a newly published research collaboration between SPICe and academics on levels of understanding and scrutiny of Scotland’s new budget powers.
Economic development in Scotland
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog and related briefing provides an overview of economic development in Scotland. It looks at the main organisations involved in delivering economic development activities, the direction of economic development strategy, and current economic development programmes in Scotland.
Guest blog: The impact of COVID-19 on Scottish SMEs’ liquidity and access to finance
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog summarises the main effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Scottish SMEs, in terms of liquidity and access to finance.
What is happening with the new Shared Prosperity Fund?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog looks at the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the replacement for EU structural funds. The scheme is now being developed, and expected to launch in 2022 (with further details expected in the second half of 2021)