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Graham Blair Properties in the Scottish countryside are, on average, £17,231 (11 per cent) more expensive than in urban areas, according to the Bank of Scotland annual rural housing review.

AAB's Katy Burr and Richard Petrie with their Auto-enrolment Engagement of the Year Award. The integrated employment solutions team (IES) at Aberdeen-based Chartered Accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) have been awarded the Auto-enrolment Engagement of the Year award at this year's P

Vishal Chopra As Chancellor, Philip Hammond, prepares to deliver his first Autumn Statement, Grant Thornton in Scotland has created a ‘wish list’ of priorities focused on delivering sustainable growth north of the border, amid a climate of economic and political uncertainty.

Martin Beck Uncertainty surrounding the nature of the UK’s departure from the EU will mean that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is likely to take a relatively conservative approach to downgrading the UK’s economic prospects over the next five years, according to an EY ITEM Club specia

Edinburgh-based fantasy sports technology company FanDuel has announced is to merge with Amercian competitor, Boston-based DraftKings.

One of the most prestigious conferences in Europe, Eurocities, is to be held at the EICC in Edinburgh in 2018.

Jackie Waring Scotland’s only pitch competition for women entrepreneurs is being launched today at Edinburgh Napier University.

Scottish average starting salaries for professional roles are expected to increase by 2.5 per cent next year, according to latest industry analysis.

Converge Challenge Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) : Dr Olga Kozlova, Director, Converge Challenge (front row second from left) Sandy Finlayson, Chair, Converge Challenge (front row middle). Converge Challenge, Scotland’s creation competition and entrepreneurship development programme for students,

Andrew Davison Collapsed Dundee specialist engineering firm the Galloway Group and its associated firms owe external creditors £17.6 million, according to administrators Ernst & Young.

The vice president for finance at a Scottish oil industry firm who was branded “greedy” by a judge and jailed for more than three years for embezzling more than £1.3 million from her employers has been ordered to repay nearly £600,000 of her criminal gains.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has criticised the asset management industry over the development of weak price competition.

Andrew Ewing Business owners considering a sale should give themselves two years to get their company in good shape and maximise the value, according to accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael.

Nationwide, the UK's biggest building society, has reported a drop in half-year profits as low interest rates squeezed profit margins.

Councillors have voiced concerns over the latest budget predictions that could mean a gap of £115 million for Fife Council over the next three years.