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Sarah Speirs House prices in Scotland are projected to rise by 5 per cent over the course of the year as supply continues to fail to meet a rising demand for homes, according to surveyors.

Food Secretary Richard Lochhead Scotland's food and drink growth sector generated a record turnover of £14.3 billion in 2013, Food Secretary Richard Lochhead announced yesterday.

Deputy First Minister John Swinney A number of capital projects under the Hub programme run by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) cannot reach financial close until EU statisticians complete a review into the classification of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).

Willie McDiarmid with Ogilvie Chief Executive, Duncan Ogilvie Ogilvie Group, one of Scotland's most successful family-owned businesses, today announced the appointment of Willie MacDiarmid as Chairman.

Hargreaves Lansdown senior analyst Laith Khalaf Next year's increase in the minimum wage will end the trend of falling prices in British supermarkets, according to a senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.

Rushad Abadan Standard Life today announced that Rushad Abadan has been appointed Group General Counsel and will join the company in early 2016, leaving the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Click to read report An independent think tank has called for the creation of a new digital currency for Scotland, saying that the country's political and economic status mean it is "uniquely placed" to pioneer the technology.

Lynn Graves, corporate pensions expert at Scottish Widows Scottish workers are more optimistic about their financial prospects than those across the rest of the UK, according to a survey conducted by Scottish Widows.

Shadow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray MP Partial control over income tax rates in Scotland may not be devolved before the Scottish budget is presented to Holyrood, according to an internal HMRC document.

Banks will come increasingly under threat from alternative lending - including peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding - in coming years, according to a survey of international credit analysts. A survey of 200 delegates from 40 countries at an Edinburgh University conference, conducted by the universi

Nicolas Frankcom, money expert at uSwitch.com The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has finished last in a customer satisfaction league table compiled by price comparison website uSwitch.

Citizens Advice chief executive Gillian Guy HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has come under fire from Citizens Advice for leaving taxpayers waiting on the phone for too long.

Paul Lee, head of technology, media and telecommunications research at Deloitte The number of British smartphone owners who have used their phones to make payments increased significantly over the past year, according to business advisory firm Deloitte's latest Mobile Consumer Report.

Regional airline Loganair has announced the introduction of a new "compassionate travel" policy on its 19 Scottish routes, providing access to discounted fares in an emergency. Believed to be the first scheme of its kind, it will see the airline offer reduced fares in the event of the bereavement of

UK transport minister Andrew Jones Celtic Renewables has won an £11 million grant from the UK Department for Transport (DfT) to build the world's first plant dedicated to produced biofuel from whisky by-products.