Search Results
trade
385 posts
FFS explains: Trade after Brexit
Ferret Fact Service looks at how the UK's trade with other countries is affected after leaving the European Union.
January 25, 2021
Saudi Arabia trade plan dropped by Scottish Government after killing of journalist
Ministers halted the hiring of a middleman to boost oil and gas business with Saudi Arabia amid mounting international outrage.
October 23, 2018
Claim on Scotland’s positive trade balance compared to UK nations is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from campaign group Business for Scotland about Scotland's exports and imports.
March 20, 2018
FFS explains: how does EU trade work?
Ferret Fact Service takes a look at how European Union trade works, and what the UK's options may be after Brexit.
July 19, 2017
Brexit trade deals with the US and Australia are not ‘in the bag’
Ferret Fact Service assesses Lord Digby Jones's tweet that trade deals with the US and Australia are 'in the bag'.
July 16, 2017
UK firms at centre of growing global mercenary trade
British security firms have been accused of making vast profits from misery in the world’s war zones.
February 8, 2016
Scotland’s largest council pension funds have £230m invested in firms operating in Russia
Scotland’s largest council pension funds have around £230m invested in Western companies continuing to operate in Russia almost a year after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
January 8, 2023
56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar worth £370,000
At least 56 MPs accepted paid-for-trips and gifts from Qatar collectively worth £370,000 over the five years before the 2022 World Cup.
November 25, 2022
Pretty vacant: Local authorities and tax havens own hundreds of empty properties
Local authorities own over 1,100 vacant properties in Scotland’s cities while real estate investors, tax haven firms and others are responsible for more than 500 high street vacancies.
November 24, 2022