What Kilts Might Reveal: A Discussion of Scottish Government Bonds Part 2

Primary Author or Creator:
Iain Hardie
Publisher:
Centre on Constitutional Change
Alternative Published Date
2023
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Type of Resource:
Report
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Independent governments in countries similar to Scotland rely overwhelmingly on borrowing in their own currency

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If Scotland issues a bond [before independence] ... the relative trading performance – ignoring overall market conditions – will be driven by investors’ assessment of a combination of the likelihood of independence and the consequences for creditworthiness of independence.

 There will be ways of construing the market’s message..., but the complexity of these methods means any political impact seems unlikely.

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