Episode Summary
At the end of July we published our latest Scottish Business Monitor report, where we surveyed over 300 businesses across Scotland. Chirsty McFadyen is joined by Sanjam Suri to discuss.
Episode Notes
(00:38) What is the Scottish Business Monitor?
(02:44) What business types are represented and what is the sample size?
(04:28) Has poor business sentiment from Q1 2025 recovered in Q2?
(06:50) What changes have we seen based on the changes to employer national insurance contributions?
(08:37) What does business sentiment look like for 2026?
(11:26) What factors are contributing to current business sentiment?
Authors
Sanjam Suri is a Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Sanjam works closely with internal and external partners specializing in business and economic analysis. Sanjam also lead's the Scottish Business Monitor publication. Prior to this, Sanjam was the Lead Country Risk Analyst at Export Development Canada in Ottawa. Sanjam has also worked as an Economist and Senior Economist at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa. Sanjam has an undergraduate degree in Mathematical Economics from Trent University (Canada), and a Masters degree in Financial Economics from Western University (Canada).
Chirsty is a Knowledge Exchange Associate at the Fraser of Allander Institute where she primarily works on projects related to employment and inequality.