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Craig Meighan

Years of low levels of investment have held Scotland back, Kate Forbes says

Kate Forbes said she wants to make Scotland an investment-friendly country (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Years of low levels of investment have held Scotland and the rest of the UK back, Kate Forbes has said.

In a speech at the Investment Association conference in Edinburgh, the Deputy First Minister said increasing private investment in Scotland is “essential” to growing the economy.

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