We take a sector by sector look at what will happen to Scotland’s economy if voters choose independence on Thursday
If Thursday’s vote is a yes, bank customers will want to know on day one if their money is safe and what currency an independent Scotland will use even if, in reality, it would be 18 months before any real change. Bank of England governor Mark Carney is cutting short a trip to Australia, where G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are gathering, to ensure he is in the UK in case the contingency plan he has drawn up needs to be implemented. The Treasury insists Chancellor George Osborne who is not going to Cairns has no contingency plan.