As I See It: Terry Murden It’s been said that if closing down the economy was a challenge, then reopening it will be considerably more difficult. Just how do you ensure that employees and customers will not be exposed to the deadly virus, and how viable will businesses be when they are shrouded in a […]
Lockdown will accelerate the demise of bank branches
As I See It: Terry Murden It will come as little surprise that the Covid-19 lockdown is accelerating the take-up of digital banking, a trend that the banks say is a reflection of customers feeling “more confident “about using online and mobile channels. That may well be the case. On the other hand, it could […]
New investment bank would offer solution to saving firms
As I See It: Terry Murden Benny Higgins wants us all to become stakeholders in companies that might otherwise disappear as the country emerges from the mist of the coronavirus. The former banker has been leading an ad hoc group that includes Glasgow University principal Sir Anton Muscatelli to advise the Scottish government on the […]
Rolls-Royce gives NMIS an industrial scale challenge
As I See It: Terry Murden It was all going so well. Just last week the First Minister pledged a further £20 million to support Scotland’s soon-to-be-built manufacturing ‘laboratory’, a facility to bring fresh ideas to market that would enable the country to once again boast about being a leader in making things. Only days […]
Let firms pass a health test and get back to work
As I See It: Terry Murden Nicola Sturgeon admits she is nervous about her route map out of lockdown. She is not alone. Success, of course, will be measured according to how well the coronavirus is controlled and the degree to which the public is protected. There is, however, an economic battle to be won […]