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Edinburgh's new Boroughmuir High School, which is due to open in January, is located in Scotland's most expensive catchment area. Parents in Scotland need to pay an average of £41,441 more to live in the catchment area of a top performing state secondary school, according to new research from Bank

Edinburgh continues to be the most prosperous UK city outside London and has the fastest growing population in the UK, with the exception of Manchester, according to the latest Edinburgh by Numbers.

Frank Woods Only 12 per cent of people in Scotland have confidence in the European food chain and just 3 per cent in the global chain, fewer than one in every ten people, according to new research from commercial insurer NFU Mutual.

Gavin Black Manufacturers in Scotland are optimistic about prospects for growth in the coming year, despite experiencing increasing difficulty in recruiting workers with relevant skills and a significant drop in the number of businesses currently exporting, which fell from 50 per cent in 2016 to 36

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans to open more overseas Scottish business hubs to help companies boost their activity abroad and increase exports.

L-R - Neal Allen – KPMG, Graham Silcock – Santander, Alison Gilson- Shoosmiths, Bob Keiller, Janette Speed – Shoosmiths, Phil Charles-KPMG, Cameron McNair-Santander Business leaders from across Scotland gathered at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Edinburgh last night to attend the Growing Scotlan

Sandy Manson Scottish finance directors and CFOs are positive about the economic outlook, despite "domestic political factors" representing a barrier to growth, according to a new survey.

One fifth of Scots claim to already live in their dream home as planning applications for home improvements slow to their lowest ebb in five year growth to stand at just 3 per cent, new data has shown.

US government agency the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has named Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds in a lawsuit it has filed against some of the UK’s largest banks over manipulation of Libor.

Keith Brown More people in Scotland are in work as the latest jobs figures show an increase in employment to a record high and a fall in inactivity.

Footfall in Scotland fell by -0.4 per cent in July, the third decline since January, against a previous three-month steady growth.

Omar Ali The overall rate of lending growth is set to slow in 2017 and even turn negative in certain cases in 2018, according to a new report from EY.

Paul Smee The number of UK mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance declined to 88,200 in the second quarter of this year, the lowest level since at least 1994 when this run of data began.

Mark Mulholland Mark Mulholland, a partner at Chartered Accountants and business advisers Alexander Sloan's Glasgow office, contemplates the repercussions of auto enrolment in uncertain times.

Alison Thewliss The number of new firms being registered as Scottish Limited Partnerships, the entity identified as widely used by tax-avoiders and organised crime, has plummeted since new UK rules closed the legal loophole that had made them so attractive to nefarious elements.