International investors are being urged to take advantage of £10 billion of development opportunities in Scotland's cities.
Keith Brown, the infrastructure, investment and cities secretary, met potential investors at property trade show MIPIM UK in London.
Mr Brown was visiting the stand of the Scottish Cities Alliance, a partnership between Scotland's seven cities and the Scottish Government.
He said: "Attracting new investment and enterprise to Scotland and supporting those already here is critical to our future success.
"With the latest Ernst & Young survey showing Scotland remains the most successful part of the UK outside London in attracting foreign direct investment, Scotland is already an attractive destination for business and inbound tourism, and we want to open up Scotland to key and emerging markets to capitalise on the opportunities that exist for developments across cities and sectors.
"We want to build on that success, and the development and growth of our cities is fundamental to that."
The Scottish Cities Alliance has developed a prospectus outlining £10 billion of development opportunities including office, residential, hotel and leisure projects.
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