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Vistage Scotland recently hosted a very successful open day at the Merchants’ Hall in Edinburgh. Gary Weston, Chairman of Group 19, introduced the speaker Roger Martin-Fagg. One of the most popular Vistage speakers, Roger’s talk was named How Does the Economy Work and What Causes a Recession? They are two big and complex questions which Roger deftly explained with wit and verve. Injecting both humour and clarity into Gross Domestic Product forecasts is not the easiest of tasks but Roger’s engaging delivery ensured that even the most complicated of economic theories was easily digestible. Perhaps the most pressing question for most of the people in attendance was ‘What stage of the recession are we in?’
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It is with deep sadness that we note the passing of Madeleine Mackay on the 17th of February. Madeleine was the longest serving Vistage Chairman in Scotland and, over the years, her wisdom, advice and commitment helped scores of Vistage members. Her funeral was held in Edinburgh on Wednesday the 24th of February. Hundreds of Madeleine’s friends, family and colleagues, including large numbers of current Vistage members and alumni, were in attendance. Andy Lothian, a long term member of Madeleine’s Vistage group, gave a moving tribute to her. Madeleine is survived by her husband Hugh and daughters Rosalie and Vivien. Gary Weston (Madeleine's first Vistage Scotland Member and recently appointed Chair) will take over the Chairmanship of Vistage 19 with immediate effect.
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These are interesting times for the Scottish economy, particularly as it seems to be running at a different speed from the rest of the UK. Both The Herald and The Scotsman ran prominent stories today based on the release of a report by the financial information services company
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Edinburgh was recently crowned Europe's Best Small City of the Future for a second successive year.
With apologies to our Vistage Scotland members who are not based in Edinburgh, we thought we would draw your attention to a report on the European Cities and Regions of the Future as compiled by fDi Magazine, an offshoot of the Financial Times.
The full report is here but, in summary, judged on
