'Record' year for inward investment to Scotland

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Scotland has enjoyed a record year for inward investment, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Scottish Development International (SDI) helped to generate more than £433m of planned inward investment for Scotland.

The number of projects increased by 17% to 91 in 2014/15.

Ms Sturgeon said foreign investment created or supported more than 9,600 jobs in Scotland - nearly 3,200 of which were high-value.

The three sectors which attracted the most foreign investment were technology and engineering (33%), oil and gas (16.5%), and finance and business services (15.4%).

Ms Sturgeon said the figures showed "just how successful Scotland is at doing business".

She added: "Last year was a record in terms of the jobs and projects that SDI was able to support.

"It is clear that Scotland has now firmly established itself, outside of London, as the most successful part of the UK for attracting international investment."