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A new petition calling for the Scottish Government to ‘tweak the tiers’ is already gaining momentum after it was launched last week by the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG).

Graeme Williams, director of M&A at KPMG in Scotland, considers the state of the deals market in Scotland. The last twelve months have taken their toll on Scotland’s economy with no sector or business left unscathed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A round-up of business news from across Scotland featuring: Wolfcraig Distillery's new master blender, Thistly Cross' first cider liqueur, Ardbeg Distillery's new delivery service,  Shedman's donation to Glasgow's Rising Stars Nursery and Little Lies' sales boom.

Debbie Mayor, director at accountants and business advisers Grant Thornton, reveals why businesses must adopt a similar approach to that taken by Holyrood policymakers in easing lockdown restrictions. Throughout the COVID-19 lockdown businesses of all sizes have demonstrated remarkable agility and r

Scottish companies listed on the FTSE index underperformed the market in the first half of the year, as the coronavirus pandemic had a significant impact on the economy, according to analysis from Brewin Dolphin.  The wealth manager found that Scottish organisations on the FTSE averaged a share

PwC has appointed Matthew Hall as office senior partner at its Edinburgh office whilst Robin McBurnie has been appointed to the same role in Glasgow.  In addition, Edinburgh-based Jason Higgs and Paul Cheshire both became partners at the firm on July 1. Mr Higgs leads PwC Scotland’s Busin

Simon Capaldi, office agency partner at Knight Frank, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate changes to office-based working. Social distancing has turned our lives upside down and at short notice businesses adapted to remote working, moving office life into the home.

Yesterday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced further changes to lockdown restrictions with all retail premises with outdoor entrances and exits allowed to re-open from Monday 29.

Scotland is facing the "most severe economic downturn in modern times" as the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic is expected to see the Scottish economy contract by 6.8% in 2020, according to KPMG UK’s latest quarterly Economic Outlook. The two Scottish local authority are

Professor Peter Watson, legal adviser to the COVID-19 panel of scientific and medical experts convened by the Scottish Police Federation, details why the UK needs an exit strategy for the COVID-19 lockdown measures. A journey of a thousand miles is said to begin with a single step. I suggest a journ

New measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 on the business community in Scotland, which includes a £320 million support fund, have been announced by Kate Forbes, finance secretary.

Over the past three months, the average property selling price in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £248,009 – an increase of 2.1 per cent on the previous year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price was £265,748, a 1.8 per cent increase compared to last year.

CEOs in Europe’s biggest economies regard the UK as one of the most important territories for their organisation’s future growth - more so today than in recent years, according to PwC’s 23rd annual CEO Survey. For Germany, France and Italy’s CEOs, the UK is as attra

Property consultancy CBRE’s Q3 2019 office market figures have revealed the latest trends in lettings across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

The United States will impose a 25% import tariff on Scotch whisky from October 18th this year, it announced today.