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Jamie Grant Two fifths (39 per cent) of international consumers would be more inclined to buy a product if it displayed the Union Jack, new global research from Barclays Corporate Banking has revealed.

Police Scotland has today issued a warning to the public to be alert after a recent spate of telephone scams saw businesses and individuals across the country scammed out of £7 million.

Professor Graeme Roy Unemployment in Scotland rose by 14,000 in the final three months of last year to stand at 124,000, according to the latest official data.

Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a pioneering new service, available to support telephone and branch banking, which makes it possible for deaf customers to communicate with staff at its Ulster Bank subsidiary with the help of a video-link to an interpreter.

(Image: Phil Wilkinson) Borders-based independent brewer Broughton Ales is to significantly increase its domestic and export beer sales after securing a funding boost of £395,000 from HSBC.

Matthew Burton Accountancy firm Saffery Champness has announced the election of Matthew Burton to the role of managing partner.

Paul Carlyle A joint initiative to put Scotland’s legal services on the international map has been launched this week.

Hannah Christiansen Property sales in Aberdeenshire saw a significant increase during the final quarter of 2017, with demand from local buyers underpinning the vast majority of activity, according to estate agents Galbraith.

Homes for Scotland, the organisation representing Scottish housebuilders, has called on the Scottish Government to extend the Help to Buy scheme to capitalise on new figures which revealed that the number of first-time buyers in Scotland is at the highest level for a decade.

Alison Gilson (left) and Liana Di Ciacci. (Image: Peter Devlin Photography) Liana Di Ciacca has joined Shoosmiths' Edinburgh office as a senior associate with a focus on banking and finance.

(left to right); Craig Jamieson, regional director, Barclays Wealth Management; Alexandra Mancini, wealth manager, Scotland; and John Godfrey, director, Barclays Wealth Management, Scotland (Image: Neil Hanna Photography) Barclays has hired Alexandra Mancini as wealth manager, bolstering its wealth

Jamie Kerr A top immigration lawyer has called for an urgent review of the UK’s business immigration rules as companies across the country are being denied access to foreign staff – unless they pay them more than £55,000 per year.

Fines dodgers have been warned to pay up before they try to fly after a number of non-payers were arrested at airports in Scotland and England.

Busy Brits are failing to make time for themselves, with one in ten missing credit card payments because they don’t have time to keep on top of their money, new research has shown.

HM Revenue & Customs has this week published new guidance on how Scotland’s new income tax bands will affect pension schemes and their members.