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by matthewmacleod 4300 days ago
Two thoughts: many Scottish banks have indicated that they will relocate in the event of independence:

Relocating a registered office address, and relocating operations, are entirely different things.

Given the current state of Ireland, I really, really, really don't think you want to use the Irish tiger as a possibility for a future Scotland

Irish GDP per capita is higher than the UK. The fact that there was gross economic mismanagement over the past 15 years doesn't mean that the economy is a permanent basket case.