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Ben Ritchie, head of European equities at Aberdeen Standard Investments, discusses the growing investment opportunities available in Europe and provides an outlook for 2021. For many years the narrative on Europe as an investment region has been a tale of caution. The perception of the continent bei

Mangata Networks LLC, an American company specialising in satellite-enabled telecommunication services, has signalled its substantial ambitions for Scotland following financial support from Scottish Enterprise.

Scottish retail sales saw a slight recovery in February although still at a decline of 24.3% on a Total basis, which was up from the recent low seen in January, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium & KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

A release of lockdown savings built up by households over the past 12 months is set to lead to an increase of more than £50bn in consumer spending this year, according to new analysis by Scottish Friendly and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).

Hydrogen technology company Arcola Energy Ltd will bring up to 135 jobs to the former Michelin site in Dundee over a three-year period, after securing a £1.5 million grant from Scottish Enterprise.

Michael Reid, managing partner at Meston Reid & Co, gives his take on how changes to insolvency law could come into play for one key industry sector – the fishing industry. Whether it is the continuing impact of COVID-19 or the more recently reported effects of Brexit, media comments proli

Amphista Therapeutics, a University of Dundee spin-out company, has announced a £38 million investment round that will further its work to develop new drugs for a range of diseases. Amphista is a biopharmaceutical company creating first-in-class therapeutics that harness the body’s natur

Glasgow-based cashback app Swipii has announced ambitious plans to quadruple its business network as it seeks to help local retailers rebuild their businesses post lockdown and fuel the shop local revival. Swipii helps local businesses attract, reward and retain customers with its big brand tech and

Legal firm Anderson Strathern has strengthened its private client team with the hire of Alison Pryde from Gillespie Macandrew as a tax director. Alison Pryde brings nearly 30 years’ experience providing tax advisory services, with a particular focus on rural landowners, family businesses, prof

The Scottish Government has published plans to increase the value of private investment flowing into Scotland and make the country a global centre of ethical finance. The Global Capital Investment Plan contains 30 measures to increase the availability of private capital to businesses and projects wh

Anime Limited, a Glasgow-based anime distribution company, has received a six-figure Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) from HSBC UK to support the business throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and take advantage of the recent growth in customer demand for anime internationally. The company,

Wood Group is aiming to settle long-running investigations into bribery allegations by paying out about $197 million. The engineering company confirmed yesterday that it will pay almost $9 million to Scotland’s Civil Recovery Unit.

The mother of a cheerleader is accused of creating deepfake images of her daughter's teammates after she was spurned by them.

Opus Business Advisory Group has moved into the Scottish market with the opening of its first Scottish office in Glasgow, led by experienced local insolvency and restructuring expert Mark Harper. With this expansion, Opus will have eleven locations including Glasgow, stretching from Bristol in

A £100 million investment in the future economic prosperity of Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides was agreed today, as representatives of the UK and Scottish governments joined the leaders of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands Council, and Shetland Island Council to sign the H