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Lindsay Gardiner Scotland is set to outperform Wales, Northern Ireland and the North-East in terms of economic output, but with growth still below the UK average, according to PwC’s latest UK Economic Outlook report.

Europe is divided on the UK remaining part of the single market, were it to leave the European Union, research carried out by the University of Edinburgh suggests. Nearly half of Germans surveyed are in favour of a post-Brexit UK staying in this trading bloc, but only a quarter of French respondents

Scottish school children will be encouraged to manage their money from an early age through a new Junior Savers Scheme. Credit unions will be able to bid for a share of £300,000 Scottish Government funding to develop savers schemes in schools across the country next year.

Sarah Speirs Activity in the Scottish housing market is set to see slower growth over the next three months, following a short-term rush for buy-to-let properties, the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has revealed.

New figures show that Scotland is continuing to make progress in reducing the number of employees on zero hours contracts. The Office for National Statistics' report, Contracts with No Guaranteed Hours: Autumn 2015, shows that during the fourth quarter of 2015 Scotland had the lowest proportion of p

A bumper £4bn profits haul and special dividend payout from insurance giant Prudential has buoyed London’s top flight index. The market value of the UK’s biggest insurer, which employs 1,300 staff at its Stirling hub, climbed nearly 3 per cent, or 38.5p, to £13.65 after it shrugged off global

A man who repeatedly parked in a private Glasgow car park believing that the private parking tickets he was being issued with were unenforceable has been forced to pay up £3000 in fines. Combined Parking Solutions took Edward Wales to court for parking in a SkyPark car park used by McDonald's custo

New Regional Export Partnerships sharing trade objectives and a tripling of the number of exporting advisors are among plans announced today to boost trade. The ‘Global Scotland Trade and Investment Strategy 2016-2021’ renews the Government’s and enterprise agencies’ focus on attracting inwa

Carol Flockhart Edinburgh accountancy firm Chiene + Tait has announced the promotion of Carol Flockhart to managing partner, the first female managing partner in the firm’s 130-year history.

Bank of Scotland has declared tomorrow 'Mortgage Freedom' day in Scotland – with March 12 being the day in which new borrowers will have earned enough to cover the annual cost of their mortgage repayments. This is 10 days earlier than last year (22 March), with the shift reflecting the falling cos

Almost three quarters of Scottish mid-sized firms are in favour of staying in Europe and say leaving would make it harder to run a successful business, according to new figures published today by accountancy and advisory firm, BDO. Following the Prime Minister’s negotiation with the European Counc

33 year-old Paraplegic, Ryan MacDonald, who is able to play golf again with the help of a paragolf buggy at Mearns Castle Golf Club, Glasgow. Scottish chartered accountant and business advisory firm Alexander Sloan has guided a charity that will this year see wheelchair users in Scotland able to pla

Glasgow City Council has announced that around 1,500 jobs are set to go as part of £130 million in cuts to its budget. Scotland’s biggest council revealed yesterday that the reduction jobs, which will save £25m, will take place over the next financial year.

Katherine Garrett-Cox Katherine Garrett-Cox will leave Dundee-based investment firm Alliance Trust today with a redundancy payment of £668,000 and share options worth £5million.

It seems the new French law forcing restaurants to offer ‘doggy’ bags would be welcomed in Scotland with over 60 per cent of Scottish diners saying they'd prefer to be offered one at the end of their meal. A new survey carried out by up market supermarket chain Waitrose, which publishes the Good