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The Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are making good progress in widening access to high-speed broadband, but extending coverage to rural areas remains a challenge, Audit Scotland has found. The Scottish Government has targeted everyone in Scotland to be able to access

Councillor Aileen Morton Argyll and Bute Council has established a £500,000 fund to encourage people and businesses to move to the area which is suffering from population loss.

Court documents recently filed in the Ukraine suggest that a loophole in century-old Scottish company law is increasingly being exploited by international gun-runners, money-launderers and tax dodgers.

Lord Hardie The Edinburgh trams inquiry could result in criminal prosecutions, according to its chair Lord Hardie.

Bruce Stout The head of Aberdeen Asset Management’s Murray International Trust has described as “horrible” the UK’s current economic environment.

Major high street retailer House of Fraser has announced that it is to leave Aberdeen with almost immediate effect.

The school holidays may be over but the slump of the pound against the euro that has weighed heavy on holiday makers since June’s vote is showing no signs of easing.

The value of sales in the Scottish commercial property market has increased by £200 million in the second quarter of 2016 to £819 million, despite a 13 per cent fall in investment values to £382 million, according to new statistics.

A £15,000 donation from Aberdeen Asset Management is providing crucial support to extend a leading child protection charity’s work in giving primary aged pupils the knowledge and understanding they need to stay safe from abuse and neglect.

Markus Stadlmann Investor confidence has bounced back following last month’s fall in the wake of the EU Referendum, the latest figures from the Bank of Scotland Investor Sentiment Index show.

Keltbray Group has confirmed its acquisition of reinforced concrete specialist Dunne Group, which entered administration last month with the loss of more than 500 jobs.

Plans to build almost 100 homes at Park Quadrant in the West End of Glasgow have been given the green light.

Scottish Investment Bank has sunk £1.3 million into Glasgow-based identity and access management solutions company, My1Login.

Scottish Enterprise (SE) has exceeded its targets by providing almost 700 companies with support for leadership development this past year.

Liz Cameron Scottish Chambers of Commerce has told businesses north of the border to brace themselves for further rises in UK inflation as a result of the Brexit vote.