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Scottish business organisations have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spending Review statement, with some calling the announcement "disappointing". The chancellor announced that public sector pay will be frozen with the exception of NHS staff and those earning under £24,000. He also anno

UK retail sales received a boost in October from early Christmas shopping as buyers start early to ensure gifts reach their recipients in time, Deloitte has said. Ian Geddes, head of UK retail for Deloitte, said the country is set for the "most digital Christmas ever", including in terms of ret

Young people's energy and enthusiasm, technological skills and creativity will help boost Scotland's COVID-19 economic recovery, according to new research released today by Barclays' LifeSkills.

Dundee-based business consultancy firm Carrick Management has offered a lifeline to Lochee United JFC by way of a new sponsorship deal which will support the local team throughout their COVID-19 recovery.

With First Minister Nicola Sturgeon having announced a limited lockdown in Aberdeen, CBI Scotland has today set out six ways in which to build confidence for those businesses, local authorities and communities affected, if their local area comes under new temporary restrictions. Understanding and aw

Scott James & Associates, an appointed representative of St. James’s Place Wealth Management, based in Aberdeen’s west end, as appointed Ross McDonald as adviser and Ceri Greer as administrator. In addition, Callum Robertson has been promoted to the role of practice manager as a &ldq

The Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) European Long Income Real Estate Fund has completed its first acquisition with the purchase of Scherpenhuizen, a logistics facility in the Netherlands with a long lease. The asset is located in Eindhoven and the tenant is Scherpenhuizen, a well-known comp

Homebuyers will be able to take advantage of reduced rates of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) from this week, after finance secretary Kate Forbes responded to calls for a quick implementation of the change. The threshold at which LBTT begins to be paid will rise from £145,000 to &pou

Scotland's finance minister Kate Forbes is being urged to match England's stamp duty tax cut for house buyers.

Over the last few days there has been a roller coaster of COVID-19 news headlines:

Whisky giant Diageo has announced that it will be allocating £4 million of funding for pubs and bars in Scotland as part of a global initiative to help the hospitality sector recover from the coronavirus crisis. 

The Scottish Government has launched a £230 million return to work package which will see £51m allocated for business support. The package has been unveiled to help stimulate Scotland’s economy following the coronavirus pandemic.

Xenith Financial Consulting Limited, an Aberdeen based accountancy firm founded by Scottish Woman in Finance 2019, Kimberley Oliver, has launched a new business intelligence (BI) service line to allow their clients to unlock the power of their data. The new service will provide clients with bespoke

David Shadwell, accounts and business support partner at accountants Chiene + Tait, recently returned to the UK after spending nine years in Wellington, New Zealand. He details the lessons Scottish businesses can learn from New Zealand as we begin the process of coming out of lockdown. Before r

An initiative to create a vast new nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway through southern Scotland’s largest community land buyout is being launched today with a £3 million crowdfunding campaign to help purchase 10,500 acres of Langholm Moor. The ambitious plan by charity The Langholm