Scottish Enterprise hails record year of exports – despite global economic challenges

Ali Maani, chief engineer at CAVU Aerospace UK, with Adrian Gillespie, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise
Ali Maani, chief engineer at CAVU Aerospace UK, with Adrian Gillespie, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise has admitted that a "challenging global economic environment" hit performance last year, but the development agency still helped Scottish businesses generate £2.15bn in exports - one of its strongest international trade performances of the past five years. The 2025/26 annual report stated that "challenges facing businesses globally have impacted major investment decisions", meaning that the figure of creating and safeguarding 12,450 jobs "is slightly below the agency’s expectations for the year", but repres... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
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