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Ahead of the upcoming Holyrood elections and January’s Budget, the CBI and Addleshaw Goddard have released their sixth annual Scottish Productivity Index, with a clear call for all political parties to make 2026 the year Scotland gets its economy firing on all cylinders. The report, compiled b

New figures from the Scottish Land Commission show Scotland’s rural land market continued to cool in 2024, with fewer large-scale sales and a marked drop in forestry values contributing to a quieter and more varied picture across the country. The Rural Land Market Data Report 2025 tracks activ

Although conditions remained challenging across Scotland’s private sector in November, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Regional Growth Tracker signalled a notable uplift in confidence regarding future output. When asked about their expectations for activity over the year ahead, Scottish priv

Scotland’s space sector will receive a major funding boost to accelerate breakthrough technologies and boost commercialisation, the UK Space Agency has announced at Space-Comm Expo Scotland. Scottish universities will collaborate with partners nationwide to receive a share of £3.8 millio

The Chancellor’s decision to limit cash ISA contributions to £12,000 from April 2027 may be unpopular in a nation that prefers the safety of cash, but it could make a six-figure difference to savings over the long term, according to Murphy Wealth. Analysis from the Glasgow-based firm sug

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2025, demonstrating resilience despite significant economic headwinds. According to the Chief Statistician, the economy expanded by 0.7% in September alone, rebounding from revised contractions in July (-0.4%) and August (-0.2%).

A total of 115 company insolvencies were registered in Scotland in October this year, the same number as in October 2024, according to the latest UK Government Insolvency statistics. 

From the start of December, UK bank customers will benefit from an increase to the maximum amount they would be reimbursed for if their bank were to fail.  

Aberdeen, the specialist asset manager, has outlined six macro themes it believes will reshape investing in 2026 and beyond. The six themes are geopolitical risk, economic fragmentation, diversification, challenges to central bank independence, rising debt servicing costs, and US equity market conce

A new wave of AI data centres across central Scotland, including a flagship project at Ravenscraig, could receive electricity discounts under measures announced yesterday by the UK Government’s AI Growth Zone team within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. DSIT highlighted S

Output in the UK construction sector grew by 0.2% in September and by 0.1% over the third quarter of 2025, new figures have revealed.

Barrhead-based contractor AC Whyte & Co Ltd has secured £550,000 in funding from UKSE, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, to support its ambitious expansion plans and recruitment drive as it diversifies into new areas. The funding will enable the family-run business, which employs 94 staff, to in

New independent research commissioned by ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) has exposed a persistent culture of stigma surrounding women’s health and wellbeing in the accounting profession.

A growing number of employers across the capital are committing to paying the real Living Wage, which now sits at £13.45. New numbers released to mark Living Wage Week have revealed that there are now 790 accredited employers, collectively employing over 221,000 workers across Edinburgh.

Scotland’s labour market is facing “growing pressures” amid a complex economic backdrop, according to the latest figures. While data shows a challenging picture for employment, cooling wage growth across the UK has fuelled speculation of a pre-Christmas interest rate cut from the B