FM Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland would continue to use the pound sterling while the Scottish pound is introduced in a "careful and responsible phased approach". An independent Scotland would keep ...

He said: “This paper concedes that independence would mean a hard border with England and giving up sterling for an ... the process of establishing a Scottish pound. The document described ...

“continuing to use sterling at the point of application”. It would then begin the process of establishing a new currency of its own – known as the “Scottish pound” – before potentially ...

However it would keep using sterling for an unspecified period ... whether it could hinge on how long it takes to set up the Scottish Pound. The first minister also said joining the Euro was ...

Scotland has rejected independence by 55.3% to 44.7% leading the pound and FTSE 100 to rally in relief ... for the largest two-day rise against the dollar in more than a year. Sterling also ...