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Scottish Africa Business Association (SABA) is looking to tap into the business potential of Africa, by making it easier for those on both sides of the world to execute opportunities. The move comes as the UK Government strengthens its partnerships within the continent through initiatives such as la

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised consumers to switch to contactless payments when paying for goods in order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

Construction and residential development company JB Bennett (Contracts) Ltd has gone into administration with Eileen Blackburn and Linda Barr of French Duncan LLP’s restructuring and debt advisory practice appointed as joint administrators.

Scottish Enterprise has been instructed by its chief executive to suspend all future support grants and to slash internal budgets as the business agency faces financial difficulties. Steve Dunlop, chief executive of the agency emailed staff earlier this month asking staff to implement the changes. T

Optician and hearing care specialist Duncan and Todd Group has appointed Ross McLellan as its new finance director. Mr McLellan has nearly two decades of experiences as a chartered accountant in the energy sector in both the UK and Australia where he worked for Ernst & Young. He joins Duncan and

East Kilbride-based software company Turnkey Group has appointed former KPMG employee Deborah Baxter as commercial director. The move is part of the firm's £1.5 million expansion plan.

Three former bosses of Barclays have been cleared in a fraud case over a £4 billion investment deal with Qatar at the height of the banking crisis. A jury took less than six hours to clear Mr Roger Jenkins, Thomas Kalaris and Richard Boath, of the charges, allowing them to walk free from the O

Royal Bank of Scotland is encouraging fledgeling start-ups and businesses keen to scale-up to apply for space at the bank’s entrepreneurial hubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The call is being made following a visit by the bank’s chief financial officer Katie Murray and corporate and commerc

Business confidence in Scotland has bounced back this month, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Business Barometer.

Edinburgh Airport celebrated the inaugural flight of Transavia’s new service between Edinburgh and Rotterdam on Friday.

Carol Flockhart, managing partner at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait, highlights the benefits of apprentice programmes.  This is Scottish Apprenticeship Week, an annual event in which employers, learning providers and apprentices across the country promote the importance and benefits of work-bas

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has warned UK residents planning to sell a UK residential property that changes coming into effect from 6 April 2020 will see a seismic shift in the deadline for reporting taxable gains thereon and settling any tax (CGT) due. Many UK taxpayers will be aware t

Over 600,000 SMEs (0-249 employees) could be at risk of collapse in 2020, according to new research by small business insurance provider Simply Business.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Suspicious Transaction and Order Reports (STORs) for the year ending December 2019 showing the first decrease in the total number of reports since 2016. The FCA said that there may be several reasons for the decrease, including the fact that th

Ice cream producer Mackie’s of Scotland has recorded a 20% increase in annual turnover to £16.7 million with a 60% spike in operating profits to £2.1m, for the financial year ending May 2019. Soaring chocolate sales and ice cream growth that bucked a wider market decline have combi