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Liz Cameron The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has warned the Bank of England that it is “walking a very narrow line on monetary policy” and a rise in interest rates may come sooner rather than later following the narrow vote to maintain interest rates at 0.25 per cent and the onus is now on Gove

The average price of a property in Scotland in April 2017 was £145,734 – a 6.8 per cent year-on-year rise and an increase of 5.4 per cent when compared to the previous month.

Improvements in oil and gas contractor confidence both in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) and internationally suggests some businesses are seeing signs of recovery and are focused on the future, according to an industry report released today.

Liz Cameron Latest official data released today has shown the UK inflation rate rose to 2.9 per cent in May, up from 2.7 per cent on the previous month.

Bald men in Mozambique have become the targets of ritual attacks because their assailants believe their heads contain gold and the capacity to make them rich, police in the East African country have warned.

(Image: GLD Group) Perthshire clothing and footwear supplier GLD Group has been named as the fastest-growing Scottish business for international sales.

Private rent levels in Scotland were up 6 per cent in the year to May 2017, with the typical rental property letting for £574 a month, according to the latest buy-to-let index from Your Move Scotland.

The latest IHS Market Report on Jobs for Scotland has suggested improving labour market conditions in Scotland after it recorded the fastest rise in demand for permanent staff since the survey was launched 14 years ago.

The Moray property market has experienced a strong start to the year with a boost to sales and an increase in demand and buyer activity, according to estate agents Galbraith.

Graham Blair In the past decade, the average house price in the Aberdeenshire town of Fraserburgh has grown by 95 per cent, from £70,255 to £136,889 – significantly exceeding the 16 per cent increase for all seaside towns in Scotland, according to research from Bank of Scotland.

A healthy level of residential sales and local buyer activity in Stirlingshire has been reported during the first three months of 2017.

Scotland experienced a 6 per cent surge in visitors from overseas in 2016, new figures have revealed.

Martin Beck The UK labour market is set to face a rockier period over the next few years with unemployment rising as the consequences of a slowdown in economic growth bite and pay growth remaining subdued, according to the EY ITEM Club special report.

Fraser Sime Scotland’s private sector made a positive start to the second quarter, according to April’s Bank of Scotland Regional Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which showed growth pick up slightly from the relative stagnation experienced in the previous month’s survey.

Scotland’s cities have experienced contrasting starts to the year when it comes to new start-up firm activity, according to new figures.