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Scotland's economic outlook remains cautious, with growth anticipated to be subdued through 2023 and 2024, according to the latest PwC UK Economic Outlook report. The Scottish economy is expected to see real gross value added (GVA) growth of just 0.3% in 2023, aligning with some regions but falling

Scotland has emerged as the UK’s most productive manufacturing region, with manufacturing output per hour being 19% higher than the UK average, according to new analysis by PwC UK. The new findings come as part of PwC’s Industrial, Manufacturing and Services Productivity Tracker, which a

New analysis by PwC UK has shown that bringing labour market participation among Scotland’s older workers up to similar levels to the South East of England could create more than 55,000 additional jobs. The latest Golden Age Index highlights the significant regional variation in the employment

The Scottish economy has reported growth of 0.3% in the three months to February 2023, according to the latest PwC UK Economic Outlook — alongside the rest of the UK’s nations and regions. Whilst the rate of growth north of the border is greater than that of North East, South East,

Aberdeen-headquartered activpayroll has taken a significant step forward in its Asia Pacific growth plans with the acquisition of Malaysia-based payroll outsourcing and employee mobility specialist, Propay Partners. activpayroll has grown revenues over the last year by 27%, with the firm's Asia Paci

New green jobs have more than doubled in Scotland in the last year, creating a higher proportion than any other part of the UK, according to PwC’s latest Green Jobs Barometer. The second edition of the Barometer reveals that 3.3% of all job adverts in Scotland were for jobs that have a positiv

As the UK confronts a highly volatile and uncertain inflationary outlook, PwC has predicted growth in Scotland will sit approximately 0.5 percentage points behind the UK average this year and, like the rest of the country, will be highly dependent on gas prices. The two possible scenarios outlined i

PwC has welcomed 80 new student recruits as they join the firm in Scotland, taking up roles at the firm’s Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices. Of the new intake, the majority (39) will join the office in the capital, with 35 based in Glasgow and six in Aberdeen – with 80% of the new

Insulation manufacturer and installer energystore has acquired a majority share in award-winning Scottish specialist flooring contractor Advanced Traditional Screeding (ATS) for an undisclosed sum. Northern Ireland-headquartered energystore designs, manufactures and installs insulation systems for f

Edinburgh-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Sharktower has been acquired by data-first change and transformation consultancy Proteus. Founded in 1999, Proteus has has powered $30 billion of the world’s most challenging corporate change projects. Unlike ‘land and expand’ co

Edinburgh-based Waverton Wealth has been awarded Regional Wealth Manager of the Year for Scotland and Northern Ireland at the 2024 City of London Wealth Management Awards (COLWMA). Waverton Wealth, which has offices in Edinburgh and Glasogw, offers a range of bespoke strategies to fit its diver

Burness Paull has bolstered its rural business offering with the addition of a six-person team led by agriculture and estates specialist Linda Tinson. Ms Tinson has been appointed as a partner in Burness Paull’s real estate division and head of the firm’s expanded rural business practice

Pictured: PwC Scotland’s regional market leader, Jason Morris (centre), joined by YLVC’s fundraising engagement managers for scotland, Carol Jones and Scott Gibbins; and members of PwC Scotland’s Empowering Communities Committee, Katrina Murray (far left) and Margo Connell (far rig

The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation has appointed three trustees to its board who will join this summer. Non-executive director of Scottish Golf, Caroline Mansley, CEO of Inspiring Scotland, Celia Tennant, and Jason McGibbon, non-executive director of Scottish National Investment Bank will join

Tweed Wealth Management has touched down on a recruitment strategy to identify former rugby stars to be trained as high-performance financial planners for their fast-expanding business. The Edinburgh-based company now has three ex-professional rugby players on their team sheet – a winning comb