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The value of goods exported by Scotland in the year to the end of June was up by more than 20 per cent, driven by the growth in the oil and gas industry, according to latest HM Revenue and Customs data.

Ed O’Connell Demand for highly-skilled professionals means those in the accounting and finance and administration sector are set to experience significant starting salary increases in Scotland.

Sustained economic growth and the fall in the Sterling exchange rate have put record pressure on businesses in Scotland to increase the amount of money tied up in working capital, leaving them at risk if growth were to weaken in the months ahead, according to a new report from Bank of Scotland.

Remortgaging was responsible for a record proportion of valuations in August, according to the latest research.

Tim Cooper The retail sector in Scotland has the second-lowest level of firms at higher than normal risk of insolvency of anywhere in the UK, according to the latest research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

David Lonsdale New analysis by the SRC/BRC has spelled out that the potential cost to shoppers of leaving the EU without a tariff-free trade deal could be as much as 22 per cent.

Hew Edgar Demand remains strong for residential properties in Scotland, but there are concerns the market is being “restricted” by the effect of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, the latest survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has found.

Mark McRae Glasgow Chartered Accountants and business advisers Martin Aitken & Co has announced the appointment of a director of its business advisory and accounting division, to further broaden its client portfolio service offering across the West of Scotland.

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.

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.

Martin Gill The UK's labour market is booming as unemployment hits a new 42-year low but productivity is in "severe difficulty" as uncertainty continues to strangle output, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO.

Chris Smith Global accountancy firm Grant Thornton has called on the Scottish Government to deliver a radical overhaul of Scotland’s business rates system, warning failure to act could jeopardise future economic growth plans.

One in every 79 Brits is now a millionaire, up from 1 in 84 last year, according to latest data from Barclays Wealth.

John Godfrey Scotland saw a drop in prosperity over the last year, reflecting uneven rates of growth in affluence across the UK, according to the third edition of the annual UK Prosperity Map from Barclays Wealth & Investments.

Andrew Paterson Andrew Paterson, partner in the asset protection group at law firm Murray Beith Murray, writes on misunderstandings surrounding inheritance tax in the UK.