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Scotland’s salmon industry now contributes £1 billion annually to Scotland's economy, a new independent study has revealed.

The EY ITEM Club has upgraded its forecast for UK GDP growth in 2025 from 1% to 1.5% after the economy displayed a greater momentum than expected throughout this year.

Scottish salmon exports are on track for a record-breaking year, with sales potentially surpassing £1 billion for the first time, driven by surging international demand. New figures show that salmon exports from Scotland rose by 33% to £941 million in the rolling 12 months to the end of

The Turriff Show Business Breakfast delivered its biggest helping of insight and inspiration yet on the second day of the biggest two-day agricultural show in Scotland. Headline sponsor Virgin Money and associate sponsor Ledingham Chalmers helped fuel a lively event that has rapidly gained traction

The headline Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of the region’s manufacturing and service sectors – rose to 50.9 from 50.5 in May. This marked a second consecutive monthly rise in busine

If there’s a phrase that neatly encapsulates the Scottish Building Society’s modus operandi it could well be “ambition underpinned by tradition”. The world’s oldest remaining building society, founded in Edinburgh in 1848 as the Edinburgh Friendly Property Investment Co

Fourteen leaders from Scotland's burgeoning technology sector are preparing for the third Techscaler Silicon Valley programme this month. The cohort will spend three weeks in San Francisco and the wider Bay Area engaging with investors, potential customers, and industry peers within the world-renown

Techscaler, the Scottish Government’s startup support programme run by CodeBase, will be showcasing some of Scotland’s most promising early stage startups at a London investor event this week. The Techscaler London Investor Showcase takes place at Scotland House London on Wednesday 12 Ma

New research from Grant Thornton UK LLP has revealed that, while many businesses expect they will need to secure additional funding to support their growth this year, the majority are currently finding it difficult to access the funding required. The firm’s research which surveyed 800 business

Malted AI has secured £6 million in seed investment, with leading contributions from Hoxton Ventures, and joined by Creator Fund and angel investors. The Edinburgh-based AI firm helps enterprises to build smaller, more focused AI models with greater performance at a fraction of the cost, by&nb

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Scottish company director had acquired a securities option from his company as part of measures to financially rescue it and became subject to income tax after an appeal against an Inner House decision to the opposite effect was made by HM Revenue and Customs. V

Scottish health tech firm Emblation has unveiled its new £4 million state-of-the-art headquarters located in Stirling, marking a significant milestone in the firm's global expansion journey. With cutting-edge facilities including a gym, games room, sauna, and scenic cycle paths, the new HQ aim

Proposals to allow HMRC to test new policies or processes on small groups of taxpayers before rolling out changes to the wider public will not address the real problems around the implementation of new policies or digital services, the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) has warned.

Scotland has experienced a continued downturn in hiring activity, with permanent staff appointments contracting for the fifth month in a row due to economic uncertainty and hesitations from candidates in seeking new roles, according to the recent RBS Report on Jobs survey. While permanent staff

Anders Holch Povlsen, the Danish fashion magnate, has been named the wealthiest person in Scotland, according to The Sunday Times' latest Rich List. This year's Rich List, the 35th annual edition, displayed a marginal decline in the number of UK billionaires, down to 171 from 177 in 2022. However, t