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The Scottish Salmon Company has reported a stable Q2 2015, with harvest volumes comparable to the same period in 2014, with exports at record levels. Announcing its latest results, the SSC also reported that its international strategy and focused export drive have seen export levels reaching 49 per

PwC’s Scottish practice has reported receiving over 3,000 student applications for 200 graduate, paid internships and work placement positions this year. And as students prepare to head back to universities later this month, the recruitment team has also seen a 15 per cent boost in applications co

The Scottish Government's draft budget for 2016-17 will not be published until after the UK government's spending review in late November, it emerged today. The draft budget - which is usually published in September - has been pushed back due to uncertainty over the block grant for Scotland, which w

George Osborne The UK Oil & Gas Authority has approved production at the largest new oil and gas field to have been discovered in the North Sea for a decade.

Andy Simpson, co-founder of Rare Whisky 101 A record number of bottles of rare whisky were sold at auction in the UK during the first half of 2015, according to new figures published today by Rare Whisky 101.

Eighty jobs have been saved but 42 lost following the news that McClure Naismith appointed administrators on Friday as it was no longer able to deal with its debt and other liabilities after years of declining revenues. The firm appointed FRP Advisory partners Tom MacLennan and Iain Fraser, who also

Tim Porter, managing director of Lex Autolease Congestion is costing UK businesses as much as £4.5 billion a year in lost working hours, according to new research published this week.

A new study funded by the Bank of Scotland shows that the Highlands and Islands are the best place in Great Britain to raise children. The 2015 Bank of Scotland Children’s Quality of Life Survey found that children in Orkney enjoy the best quality of life of any local area district (LAD), followed

Ben Jackson, CEO of Bond Edinburgh is one of the most generous cities in the UK with more than 50 per cent of people donating money to emergency appeals to help the poorest people in the world, according to the Attitudes to International Aid Survey.

Aberdeen Asset Management has today announced that it has launched the Aberdeen Alternative Strategies Fund (AASF) offering access to a portfolio of alternative strategies intended to provide diversifying returns against traditional asset classes.

John Swinney Scotland’s Finance Minister and Deputy First Minister John Swinney has appealed to 73 per cent taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland to reconsider its decision to close its branch in the town of Alyth in his Perthshire North constituency.

David Lonsdale Scotland’s retail industry is seeking to concentrate the minds of policy makers and politicians on lifting the country’s economic growth and productivity ahead of the 2016 Holyrood election after unveiling plans for an overhaul of business taxation.

Michelle Mone (image via Twitter) A leading Scottish businessman has led the calls denouncing Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to make Glasgow businesswoman Michelle Mone a peer.

The number of millionaires in Scotland has soared over the past five years, according to new research. Figures obtained by Barclays show there are now 48,000 millionaires living in Scotland, which amounts to a 41 per cent increase since 2010.