International trade
Answer:
Setting up embassies and consulates together with joining international organisations will establish Scotland as a nation. Making political and trading treaties with other countries and organisations will be important. None more important than if it is decided to join the European Union.
Full answer here: International relations after independence
Scotland's Covid Reckoning Part 2: Grace Blakeley
Author / Creator: Grace Blakeley
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2024
The economics of lockdown, global trade and lockdown regimes.
Scotland’s Trade with the EU Interconnected and at Risk
Author / Creator: Dominic O’Neill
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2019
Brexit and the Scottish economy are opposing forces.
Sunak and Brexit put Scotland at a permanent economic disadvantage
Author / Creator: Martin Roche
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
Sunak tells Northern Ireland it has a unique opportunity to prosper.
International Scotland
Author / Creator: Adam McGeoch
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
Scotland on the international stage relating to
■ Business, Trade, and Tourism in Scotland
■ Invest in Scotland
■ Scotland’s Transition to Net-zero
How might Scottish independence affect the costs of international trade?
Author / Creator: Thomas Sampson
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
"There is considerable uncertainty over how substantial the economic effects of introducing a border with the rest of the UK would be."
5 reasons Scotland would thrive as an independent nation (updated)
Author / Creator: Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
Scotland is home to a unique combination of assets with which to build a prosperous and wealthy nation.
Scottish independence: what are the big economic questions?
Author / Creator: Graeme Roy
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
The big issues are currency, fiscal sustainability, economic borders, economies of scale, and new institutions required.
At the Heart of Europe: a Celebration of Scotland's European History
Author / Creator: Billy Kay
Media type: Video
Date published: 2022
Reviews the history of Scotland's involvement in Europe through trade, education, literature, politics
Rival economic nationalisms: Brexit and the Scottish independence movement compared
Author / Creator: X. Hubert Rioux
Date published: 2019
The Scottish government...intention to hold a second referendum on independence in the wake of Brexit...is illustrative of the wider dynamism of regionalism and secessionism.
Impact assessment of the Free Trade Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Australia
Author / Creator: Department for International Trade
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
The UK-Australia trade deal...has sold out agriculture, forestry and fishing industries in Scotland and the wider UK. A report on the impact of the trade deal by the UK Department of International Trade reveals those industries will suffer a £94m hit from the deal.
Freeports
Author / Creator: Catherine Barnard
Media type: Report
Date published: March 2021
Freeports are unlikely to be a magic bullet in the UK "levelling up" programme.
UK-EU regulatory divergence tracker: second edition
Author / Creator: Joel Reland
Media type: Report
Date published: Dec 2021
[This] provides an overview of where and how the UK has used its newfound regulatory freedoms to diverge from EU standards. It explains what the changes are, what impact they are having, and likely further consequences.
Scottish independence: Here's the truth about borders after a Yes vote. Open minds on independence #22
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Scottish independence borders and trade.
Trading in sterling for a transitional period would mean goods from Scotland will avoid currency exchange issues. If the UK doesn’t sort its borders with the EU, the resulting fall in the value of sterling will mean that trade with the rest of the UK increases, not decreases. Scotland will be the only nation from which rUK can afford to import. Where else would the rUK get the oil, electricity and food it needs from? It will be cheaper and just as easy to import from Scotland.
The UK’s Brexit mismanagement, Open Minds on Independence #11
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Media type: News Media
Date published: 2021
There were a number of mistakes made in negotiating a Brexit arrangement.
This was imposed on Scotland against its will. It has turned out to be a disaster for key industries.
1. Ignoring the wishes of Scotland and the other devolved nations
2. Sticking so rigidly to “getting Brexit done” that it made an acceptable trade deal impossible. It was immediately apparent there were serious problems.
3. Underestimating just how big a problem taking Northern Ireland out of the EU would be.
Brexit has reinvigorated Scottish nationalism
Author / Creator: The Economist
Media type: News Media
Date published:
Scottish independence is a constitutional project, not an economic one. Fixing who governs you takes precedence over an easy life for supermarkets or civil servants. Brexit has shown that a committed government, with the mandate of a referendum and an appetite for dislocation, can go a long way.
Scottish independence trading costs calculated
Author / Creator: Douglas Fraser
Media type: web page
Date published:
There may be significant economic costs resulting from independence. However, there is no reason Scotland cannot prosper as other small nations have. This report looks at the cumulative effect over 15 years.
The Economics of Scotland-rUK Border
Author / Creator: David Bell
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
An independent Scotland within the EU would border checks of some nature. Ireland's experience shows it is clearly possible for a small country to succeed economically in a similar situation.
Scottish independence: EU membership and the Anglo–Scottish border
Author / Creator: Institute for Government
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
The implications of an independent Scotland joining the EU or EFTA would include a border with rUK, some interim border arrangements, and considerations about currency
Scotland’s borders and independence
Author / Creator: Kirsty Hughes
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
Scotland's trade with the rUK is greater than with all other areas. The negative effects of a border needs serious analysis by the Scottish Government.