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NatWest Group has reported an operating profit of £4 billion in 2021. This is a substantial increase from the loss of £351 million in 2020. Across the whole banking group, the operating profit reached £4.3bn.

Sales of Scottish salmon in UK shops soared to £1.1 billion last year as consumers increased their consumption of the protein-rich fish.

Asset & wealth management firm AssetCo has posted profits before tax of £16.1 million for the year ended September 30 2021. AssetCo is run by fund management veteran Martin Gilbert, who owns 8.7% of the business and is its chairman.

The imposition of additional trade and financial sanctions by the UK, US and EU against Russia will have major implications for businesses and merits preparatory contingency planning, writes Stacy Keen, senior associate at Pinsent Masons. The UK government this week introduced sanctions which c

Alastair MacArthur has been appointed as the director of finance and resources at Renfrewshire Council. The council's former head of finance has been acting director since November 2021 and leads the Finance and Resources Department, which includes Finance and Business Services; People and Organisat

A police officer rapped by a judge for drinking a can of Coca-Cola while appearing in court by video link has been ordered to distribute 100 cans to local lawyers. The officer, who was giving evidence to Gujarat High Court in western India, was spotted sipping from the can at the start of the hearin

Clackmannanshire-based danceSing, a business focussed on health and wellbeing, has successfully diversified services and grown its commercial offering by 50% following support from DigitalBoost, Scotland’s national digital upskilling programme, delivered by Business Gateway. danceSing is home

UK retail sales volumes in January exceeded pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Bowman Stewart Architects has submitted plans for a new Dál Riata Distillery in the heart of Campbeltown.

Mackie's at Taypack is to continue ramping up production in 2022 following sustained growth throughout its business. After charting a 22% increase in annual turnover in 2021, Mackie’s at Taypack - which makes crisps, popcorn and health snacks – is now making more than half a million pack

Ambitious plans to create hundreds of high-quality jobs and business opportunities by developing a North Highland and Moray ‘space cluster’ have received a £38,000 boost from the UK Space Agency.

The joint development of a first-of-its-kind suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tax analysis tools for the UK has been announced by KPMG UK and Blue J. Blue J is the leading provider of predictive analysis tools for tax positions in North America and KPMG will be its first alliance partner in Eur

The number of UK sectors reporting output growth rose in January as supply conditions improved, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker. However, businesses continued to face significant cost inflation, which translated into a record uptick in selling prices among service sector firm

The unceasing demand for Scottish development land has driven strong growth in land values and high levels of investor activity over the last quarter according to a new report from real estate advisor, Savills. Indeed, growth in Scotland greenfield values reached 9.3%, the highest level of all UK re

Financial support will be made available to help crofters and farmers on Scotland’s islands effectively manage local populations of greylag geese. In some locations, an increase in numbers of geese has caused significant agricultural damage to barley crops and improved pasture, from cropping b