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Scottish retail sales increased by 1.9 per cent last month on a like-for-like basis compared to August 2016 when they had decreased by 1.9 per cent, according to latest data released today by the Scottish Retail Consortium and KPMG.

The average price of a property in Scotland in July 2017 was £149,185 – an increase of 4.8 per cent on July in the previous year and an increase of 2.8 per cent when compared to the previous month, latest figures from the Registers of Scotland has shown.

Derek Mackay Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has told MSPs that he will implement the vast majority of recommendations made by the Barclay Review, with new properties not paying Business Rates until they are occupied and their tenants exempt for the first 12 months thereafter.

525 Ferry Road, Edinburgh (Image: Cuthbert White) The 110,000 square feet office building at 525 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, which was formerly home to financial services giant State Street, is set to go on the market as the capital’s largest vacant office space.

Liz Cameron The UK's inflation rate equalled its highest rate in more than five years last month on the back of price rises of petrol and clothing, and compounded by the continued fall in the value of sterling.

New York investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has revealed that it is planning to target retail clients in the UK with a new savings account.

The total outstanding bank debt of Scottish farms increased 5 per cent over the past year to reach its highest level since records began, according to the latest statistics released by Scotland's Chief Statistician.

Recently-formed Aberdeen Standard Investments has today announced that it will absorb all research costs from the start of next year when the new Mifid II rules take effect.

Aidan O'Carroll & Laura Mair EY senior tax partner Aidan O’Carroll has returned to Scotland to invest more than a decade of experience working with EY’s global clients into the growth of the firm’s Scottish practice.

A new report has revealed that there are now 21,900 active Airbnb listings in Scotland providing a total of £86 million for those letting out their properties through the online firm.

Global investment company Aberdeen Standard Investments has added its support to the Scottish Government’s inaugural Scottish Maths Week by showing youngsters that the subject is not just for number-crunching accountants.

Alasdair Allan Scottish expertise will help a generation of entrepreneurs set up social enterprises in southern Africa, backed by funding from the Scottish Government.

A new black market selling Instagram’s blue tick of verification has been uncovered, revealing people willing to pay more than £5000 to secure the social media platform's coveted status symbol.

Royal Bank of Scotland’s latest decision to out-source hundreds more jobs abroad to India and Poland to cut costs has been branded a “national scandal” by critics.

Sandy Adam Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties has announced plans to float on the stock market in a deal which could see it raise funds for the construction of five new ‘village’ ­housing developments.