{"id":1830,"date":"2016-07-05T16:55:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T15:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2018-03-08T17:10:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:10:24","slug":"reassurance-following-eu-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/2016\/07\/05\/reassurance-following-eu-referendum\/","title":{"rendered":"Reassurance following EU referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The First Minister and Economy Secretary Keith Brown today met leaders of key business organisations to discuss Scotland&#8217;s place in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/07\/Bute-House-Big-Six1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1807 lazyload\" title=\"Bute House Big Six\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/07\/Bute-House-Big-Six1-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"s\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/192;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The organisations involved were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CBI<\/li>\n<li>Institute of Directors<\/li>\n<li>Federation of Small Businesses<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Council for Development and Industry<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Financial Enterprise<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Chambers of Commerce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicolaSturgeon\">@NicolaSturgeon<\/a> and Economy Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithBrownSNP\">@KeithBrownSNP<\/a> will chair a meeting at Bute House. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scotgoveconomy\">@scotgoveconomy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2EZBsoqOgx\">https:\/\/t.co\/2EZBsoqOgx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Minister (@ScotGovFM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotGovFM\/status\/750225814663331840\">July 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the meeting, the First Minister said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Scotland&#8217;s economy is fundamentally strong, but continued EU membership and our place in the world&#8217;s biggest single market is absolutely vital when it comes to protecting jobs, investment and long term prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Clearly there is now uncertainty for business, so we need to protect Scotland from that as much as possible. Today&#8217;s meeting with leading business organisations is a vital step in that process, as Scotland&#8217;s business community has a great deal to play in this &#8211; by coming together today, they can start to map out a united response, which will be crucial in protecting Scotland&#8217;s interests.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizcameronscc\">@lizcameronscc<\/a> speaks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmatthewsky\">@jamesmatthewsky<\/a> highlighting importance of single market &amp; access to skilled people <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7nHuX3SbFO\">pic.twitter.com\/7nHuX3SbFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scottish Chambers (@ScotChambers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotChambers\/status\/750333284274544640\">July 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr Brown added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe key message I and other Ministers have been relaying is that we are still firmly in the EU and business and trade should continue as normal. On that front, nothing has changed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that Scotland is an attractive place to do business and we continue to be open for business with European partners and further afield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019ll be discussing with business leaders is how we preserve and strengthen those links, and what steps we can collectively take to ensure Scotland\u2019s strong economic position is maintained.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1816 lazyload\" title=\"Bix Six 2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/07\/Bix-Six-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The First Minister and Economy Secretary Keith Brown today met leaders of key business organisations to discuss Scotland&#8217;s place in Europe. 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