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Scotland 'looks better placed to come through slowdown'

Economic troubles appear "a little less marked" north of the border and Scotland looks better placed to come through a slowdown than in past cycles.

Economic troubles appear "a little less marked" north of the border than in England, and Scotland looks better placed to come through a slowdown than in past cycles, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry declared yesterday.