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The hotel sector in Glasgow is growing faster than in any other city in the UK, with the average cost for an overnight stay in Scotland’s largest city climbing 7.5 per cent in the first half of 2018 with occupancy rates increasing to 79.1 per cent.

Angela Lowe. Edinburgh has been ranked fourth in Europe, Middle East and Africa’s (EMEA) normal technology clusters, according to research from property consultancy CBRE.

Stephen Ingledew of FinTech Scotland (left), with Ava Tait and Jim Tomaney of Renovite A consortium of international Fintech companies together with Fife Council, Fife College and Fintech Scotland, have joined forces to launch Scotland’s first ‘Fintech Skills Academy’.

Eileen Blackburn The number of restaurants in Scotland going bust has almost quadrupled over the last decade, according to new analysis of the sector by accountants and business advisers French Duncan.

Oil and gas sales value in Scotland has risen by 18.2 per cent between 2016-17 and 2017-18, according to new figures.

Alfredo Alongi Landmark Perth Hotel, The Lovat, has announced it will start accepting a recently launched cryptocurrency as payment from customers, with the aim of future proofing the hotel.

Alasdair Ronald Alasdair Ronald, senior investment manager, Brewin Dolphin separates the wheat from the chaff when it comes to investment advice.

Scottish commercial law firm Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2018 Scottish Deals & Dealmakers Awards.

More than one-in-five (22 per cent) of adults in Scotland has had an outstanding credit card balance for at least six months, according to a survey by R3 in Scotland, the insolvency trade body.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Sheldon Mills as its new director of Competition.

Mark Brown A digital deadline is looming for businesses above the current £85k VAT registration threshold, writes Mark Brown, partner at Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy and business advisory Meston Reid & Co

Ian Williams Taxpayers with undeclared income generated from offshore assets and investments have September in which to declare their earnings, or potentially face a standard penalty of 200 per cent of underpaid taxes, a surcharge of 50 per cent for deliberate avoidance, and the prospect of being na

(L to R) Ivan McKee MSP - Jim Tomaney, COO Renovite Technoliges - Cllr. Altany Craik Renovite Technologies, the Fife-based fintech firm which has seen the number of specialist staff it employs in Scotland more than triple since January, has received a £250,000 RSA grant to help grow its Dunfermline

People begging in Glasgow city centre will be helped to open bank accounts and apply for benefits by a new roving digital inclusion officer.

Graham Sharp Graham Sharp, Chair of the Accounts Commission says the implications of the current equal pay storm engulfing Glasgow City Council should be viewed within a wider context