DUTCH banking group ING has warned independence risks damaging economic growth in Scotland and the rest of the UK.
It told investors in a global briefing note that jobs and investment on both sides of the Border could be hit – even before the 2014 referendum.
It predicted fraught divorce talks between London and Edinburgh after a Yes vote. ING said the protracted period of uncertainty cast doubt over the SNP's 2016 independence target.
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