{"id":32216,"date":"2026-07-23T20:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32216"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:19:46","slug":"florida-governor-meets-alexander-in-edinburgh-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32216","title":{"rendered":"Florida governor meets Alexander in Edinburgh \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Douglas-Alexander-welcomed-Florida-Governor-Ron-DeSantis.png\" alt=\"Douglas Alexander welcomed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis\" class=\"wp-image-197949 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Douglas-Alexander-welcomed-Florida-Governor-Ron-DeSantis.png\" alt=\"Douglas Alexander welcomed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis\" class=\"wp-image-197949 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Douglas-Alexander-welcomed-Florida-Governor-Ron-DeSantis.png 944w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Douglas-Alexander-welcomed-Florida-Governor-Ron-DeSantis-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Douglas-Alexander-welcomed-Florida-Governor-Ron-DeSantis-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Douglas-Alexander-welcomed-Florida-Governor-Ron-DeSantis-600x418.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Douglas Alexander welcoming Ron DeSantis to the Johnnie Walker Experience (pic: Scotland Office)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Space exploration and exports across the Atlantic were on the agenda as the Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander welcomed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The governor was visiting Scotland as part of a Select Florida trade delegation to the UK and on the back of the World Cup that saw Scotland forge links with the Sunshine State thanks to the Tartan Army adopting Miami as their temporary home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Florida, which has a GDP roughly equivalent to that of Spain, has many opportunities for links with the Scottish economy \u2013 from shared expertise in space exploration to financial services and exporting goods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Alexander had the opportunity to discuss the potential for economic growth and partnership between Scotland and Florida at a reception at the Johnnie Walker Experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">He said: \u201cThe Select Florida delegation are getting the chance to experience the best Scotland has to offer and I hope that\u2019s only a taster of what could lie ahead for economic and cultural partnerships between the two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">British exports to Florida reached $3 billion in 2024, with exports to the US expected to grow as tariffs on whisky are reduced to zero, as announced by President Donald Trump in April this year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.6.0) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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