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Neil Amner The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Indicator survey has reported Scottish businesses displaying continued resilience, however, in an uncertain policy and business environment, the results show that expectations are weakening in some sectors.

Kent Mackenzie Deloitte has strengthened its senior team in Scotland with the appointment of two new partners - fintech and analytics specialist Kent Mackenzie and the leader of its oil and gas transaction services team, Shaun Reynolds.

A highlands community is giving its young people a cask of whisky for their 18th birthday to encourage families to remain in the area.

Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is expected to call on the South of Scotland Enterprise Agency to help tackle the region’s low productivity, wages and growth and for it to be granted many of the same powers as Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

Paul Curran, chief executive officer, Qmile Group Two directors of Edinburgh-based property developer Quartermile Developments have launched a new development company following a successful management buyout (MBO).

Karen Hain The latest annual Legal Benchmarking Report from MHA, the UK-wide group of accountancy and business advisory firms, has revealed law firms saw an overall reversal of income and profitability growth trends experienced over the last three years.

Claire Reid The cost of spending the night in an Edinburgh hotel during 2017 grew three times faster than the UK average, with Glasgow rates also outpacing the UK, according to PwC’s latest survey of hotel performance.

Catherine McManus Glasgow-based accountancy firm Wylie & Bisset have been announced as finalists in two categories in this year’s Scottish Accountancy and Finance Awards.

(l to r) Paul Lewis (Scottish Enterprise), Jason Borstal (SThree), Minister Keith Brown, Alex Smith (SThree CFO), Jon McGrane (SThree) SThree, the international recruitment organisation, is to open a Centre of Excellence in Glasgow, delivering a major jobs boost for the city.

People are putting their lives on hold as they struggle to save towards their ‘dream home’, new research from Nationwide has revealed.

British millennials have set themselves an ambitious savings target of over £300K before they retire, a figure they believe will grant them ‘comfort’ in their golden years, with many aspiring to travel the world, own a second home and eat out multiple times a week.

Scott Henderson Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee companies are leading the way with innovation, topping a newly released league table showing R&D (research and development) tax relief claims made across Scotland’s 32 local authority areas.

Salaries for Scottish property professionals have increased to a ten year high, according to a new survey. The 2018 Salary Survey by RICS and Macdonald & Company found that the base salaries grew on average by 11% to £50,969 across Scotland.

Tim Allan The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed a firm commitment from the UK Government to liaise directly with Scottish business to boost Scotland’s economy following the return of a delegation sent to London for talks.

Nicky Morgan After months of denials and attempts to hide the findings of the Financial Conduct Authority's probe into how Royal Bank of Scotland mistreated thousands of its small business customers, the report has now been made public, resulting in a group of influential MPs branding the bank “di