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Scotland’s latest energy statistics, published today by the Scottish Government, have revealed a surge in electricity exports to the rest of the UK. In 2018, electricity exports from Scotland almost doubled from 12,868 GWh in 2017 to 24,379 GWh in 2018.Scotland continues to lead the UK in rene

Over 40 per cent of Scotland’s tech start-ups and scale-ups are targeting the US market for growth but have found access to finance the biggest barrier to their ambitious plans. That’s one of the key findings from a new survey of 100 data-driven tech start-ups and scale-ups, undertaken a

Scotland’s residential market remains less affected by the political uncertainty impacting housing markets in London and the south, according to Savills latest analysis launched at their Scottish Property Outlook Conference held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre yesterday. An au

Housing provider Link Group’s development in Dunbeg, near Oban has benefited from £8 million of funding delivered by Allia Impact Finance through a Scottish Charitable Bond.

Calls for the establishing of a shareholder committee on the board of Royal Bank of Scotland have again emerged amid a fresh rebellion from investors, this time against pay policies which will see chief executive Ross McEwan pocket some £350,000 in pension contributions. Ahead of still 62

American venture capitalist Tom Crotty has joined the board of directors at Aberdeen FC, bringing with him a £1.3 million investment in the club. Mr Crotty has spent more than 30 years brokering deals for communications and software firms and helped found the charity Grassroot Soccer with Tomm

Five people have been arrested and charged as part of an ongoing joint investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Police Scotland into alleged money laundering and VAT fraud worth £12 million.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and its subsidiary NatWest have stopped automatically replacing their customers' cheque books when they run out, becoming the first major banks in the UK to do so.

The delivery of public sector services in four Highland locations is to undergo a dramatic transformation thanks to a project that will bring new full fibre infrastructure – the fastest, most reliable digital connectivity – to the region.

Accountants and business & financial advisers Armstrong Watson LLP have announced that Karen Thomson, director of group payroll services, has been promoted to the role of partner and becomes only the second known payroll partner of an accountancy firm in the whole of the UK. Ms Thomson has

Analysis of the UK office investment volumes show that £1.3 billion has been invested so far this year (to mid-March 2019) but investment performance has varied across regional markets, says agents Savills, with specific office markets showing significant under/over performance depending

The Highlands and Moray are home to a high potential group of 51 SMEs generating revenues of between £3m and £150m, according to new research from the Business Growth Fund (BGF). More than three-quarters of these businesses (76 percent) have grown their combined turnover over the last th

Glasgow-headquartered chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has today opened an office in the heart of Manchester’s financial district as it gears up to target growth across the north of England. Located at 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, the new office is headed by Wylie & Bisset joi

Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has significantly expanded its Inverness operation just two years after opening its first office in the city. The firm has moved into a larger 1200 square foot office space at Fairways House in the city’s Fairways Business Park.

Catherine Marnoch, finance manager with Kingdom Housing Association, who started with the association in September 1985, has decided to retire after over 33 years of service. When Catherine started with Kingdom, the association did not have any homes in management and she has witnessed its grow