Oil Fund To Be Established In Independent Scotland

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Hira Shahnawaz Akhtar
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Talks of an independent Scotland have been going on since 2011 but the unceremonious energy policies of the United Kingdom made these demands more avid. Scotland has long argued that the U.K. governments tend to spend the energy revenues by funding the exchequer rather than reinvesting them, which has resulted in lost opportunities for Scotland. The country argues that it accounts for an estimated 78 percent of total U.K. hydrocarbon production and hence, it should be allowed to have a say in the disbursement of hydrocarbon revenues. Significance of Scotland oil and gas sector Oil and Gas sector is extremely…

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Hira is a financial analyst whose expertise lies in commodity and other financial markets. Hira is currently an independent financial consultant and is working with many international firms like American Arab Solutions (AAS). She has previously served as a Senior Research Analyst at Alternate Research (Pvt.) Ltd. as the Team Leader for the International Equities Research. She has also worked as an equities analyst of Pakistani E&P stocks at Invest Capital Markets. She has experience in business development and conducting feasibility studies in commodity markets, specifically in sugar, palm oil and canola oilseeds. She has cleared all three levels of her CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and has an undergraduate degree in Finance.