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Catherine Burnet A new study has revealed that Scotland ranks fourth for productivity out of all of the UK's 12 key regions, behind only London, the South East, and the East of England.

Lloyds Banking Group has announced a series of new pledges to help businesses export for the first time, improve their digital skills, and fulfil their growth ambitions.

Although more than nine-in-ten Scottish and UK family businesses anticipate growth, more than a third are concerned about the potential impact of Brexit, according to the latest PwC Family Business Survey.

PwC in Scotland has announced an enhanced structure for its deals line of service with corporate finance partner Jon Shelley and director Mark Addley joining the leadership team, and Jason Morris taking on the senior role of Scottish deals leader.

Lord Woolman The liquidators of a distribution services company which sold its principal asset for half its market value have failed in a legal challenge against the transaction. A judge rejected the claim that the sale amounted to a “gratuitous alienation” and ruled that the price paid was “a

Scots are amongst the least debt-laden citizens in the UK, despite unsecured borrowing increasing by £23 billion to reach a record level of £270 billion across the land.

Liz Cameron The Scottish Government has come under increasing pressure from various quarters including from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce to take steps to reform business rates in the wake of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.

As the price of Brent crude fell below $40 this week for the first time since the financial crisis, global accountants KPMG have branded the crashing value of the commodity "the nightmare before Christmas". KPMG says some companies are running out of options other than shutting down oil fields earli

The UK Consumer Prices Index has fallen year-on-year for first time since official records began in 1996 and marking the first year-on-year fall since 1960. According to latest Office for National Statistics data, the CPI fell by 0.1 per cent in the year to April 2015, compared to no change in the y

Martin Gill The new government has inherited a confident business community but underlying fragility is a cause for concern, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO in Scotland.

Scotland’s population reached its highest ever total in 2014, new statistics have shown. Figures from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that the estimated population of Scotland was 5,347,600 in mid-2014.

Business activity fell across Scotland’s private sector midway through the second quarter, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker has revealed. The headline RBS Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output

Cedric Cools, partner and head of ESG at Rider Levett Bucknall, explores how the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2025 will reshape decision-making across the built environment. Regulatory reform is par for the course in the built environment, but the introduction of the E

Farms and estates that have spent years diversifying to strengthen and safeguard their businesses face an existential threat unless the Scottish Government reevaluates forthcoming reforms to non-domestic rates, Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has warned. SLE issued the warning amid continuing outc