This latest assessment of the economy found that domestic orders had declined for the past 18 months and CBI Scotland said future expectations remained "subdued".
His key argument was that the debate over Scotland's future shouldn't be confined to Scotland and that part of the strength of the UK comes from the ability of its people to embrace multiple identities.
The report, titled Scotland's Pensions Future: What pensions arrangements would Scotland need?
The Times describes it as a tense event, predicting "years of bitter wrangling" over Scotland's future.
Fourth and most testing for Scotland's future would be the question of its currency.
The implications for Scotland and Scotland's future are clear, though the outcome is not.
The statistical war about Scotland's future has broken out again, as it does every year around midsummer.
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That's as well as uncertainty on splitting assets and liabilities, and the question over Scotland's future financial regulation.
Labour have fallen into the background on the debate on Scotland's future, while the Lib Dems are increasingly irrelevant.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott urged the commission to produce a final report which would provide a "blueprint" for Scotland's future.
Glasgow University's event will be the first large-scale poll of what Scottish university students think about Scotland's future, based on that question.
Mr Asselborn acknowledges that Scotland's future will be decided by Scottish voters.
According to one UK government source, they have yet to decide whether or not to force an earlier vote on Scotland's future.
Independence has been presented as the key to unlocking Scotland's future prosperity.
He believes that Scotland's future must be built first by success in the Magners League, where Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors compete with representatives of other Celtic nations.
Speaking in the latest of a series of BBC webcasts on Scotland's future, Mr Purvis said the three parties had all been considering options to strengthen devolution.
This has been a very serious deliberation on Scotland's future.
Speaking after the summit, Edinburgh University principal Prof Sir Timothy O'Shea claimed a "serious commitment" of public funds was needed for higher quality universities in Scotland in the future.
But at the same time it sees Scotland's future very much within the European Union and able to reap the benefits which countries such as the Republic of Ireland have enjoyed.
Seeking to deal with that criticism Mr Salmond said that the debate on Scotland's future had been characterised not by intelligent contribution but by "sniping negativity and visions of apocalyptic despair".
It is therefore important that the debate - and people in Scotland - is properly informed by analysis, and that the facts that are crucial to considering Scotland's future are set out.
But the British market is crowded and swamped with imports made cheaper by the strength of sterling so to have any sustainable future Scotland's comparatively tiny meat industry must aim for luxury markets around the world.
"The rebuilding process is already underway and Ian's experience will be invaluable as Scottish Labour prepares for a crucial period in our - and Scotland's future - with a referendum and elections for Europe, Westminster and Holyrood in the next three years, " she said.
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Ms Murray pointed out Scots working outwith Scotland at the time of the independence referendum would not be eligible to vote on Scotland's constitutional future whereas anyone eligible to be on the electoral register in Scotland would be entitled to vote.
Earlier in the debate Mr Neil told MSPs the Scotland's Digital Future Infrastructure Action Plan would deliver a "world class" digital infrastructure for Scotland.
Such arithmetic calls into question not just Scotland's economic future but its political one.
The Scottish government intends to hold a referendum on Scotland's constitutional future in autumn 2014.
Also on the agenda was Scotland's constitutional future and the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.
Mr Salmond insisted a consultation on the future of Scotland's police service was the best way forward.
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