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New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown that the UK's GDP grew by 0.1% in November, driven by an increase in the services sector. The growth was attributed to temporary factors such as the beginning of the men's football World Cup, which boosted activity in the food and

In its latest trading update, John Wood Group has revealed it expects to book a 3% rise in underlying annual revenue to $5.4 billion (£4.4bn) despite a $275 million (£226m) hit from currency fluctuations, for its 2022 results. This is keeping in line with forecasts.

The Scottish Export Index (formally Scottish Export Awards) is returning for the first time since 2018, in recognition of the continued success of Scotland’s exporters on the world stage, which is believed to account for £87.1 billion worth of exports globally. Run by business support se

Cromarty Firth and the Forth have been jointly selected by the Scottish and UK governments to become Scotland's first "green freeports". The winning bids by Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF) and Forth Green Freeport (FGF) will be supported by up to £52 million in start-up funding and will benef

Cushman & Wakefield’s Scottish business chair David Davidson is to retire in March after a 31-year career with the firm and will be succeeded as head of capital markets Scotland by Stephen Bibby. Mr Davidson joined Cushman & Wakefield in 1992 to lead what was then Healey & Baker&rs

Financial advice and consultancy firm Wealth Professional has appointed David Webster to a director role, as the firm continues to grow. Recently Mr Webster has provided consultancy to some of the UK’s largest financial advice firms, guiding them through the adoption of new advice propositions

Dundee integrated creative agency, ALTAR Group, has kicked off the year on a high as a host of brands, including The Scottish Energy Forum, Abertay University, and Caledonian Housing have been added to the company’s client roster, to the value of £250k. ALTAR Group, an employee owned bus

Real estate advisor CBRE has strengthened its capital markets team in Scotland with the appointment of Andrew Shiells. He has joined the firm as a senior director from JLL. He has over 20 years’ investment experience, advising a broad range of national and international clients in the commerci

As divorce rates rise family business values will be impacted, warns expert. During the last decade the annual divorce rate in Scotland has averaged around 10,000 but this year could reach 12,000 as the cost of living, wider economic challenges and the impact of the Covid years bear heavily on relat

A construction worker struck gold after he won more than $1.5 million (£1.23m) in a local lottery game. The worker from Charles County in the US is now $1,540,418 (£1,258,690) richer after playing the Maryland Lottery’s Fast Play lottery.

Edinburgh-based Par Equity has invested £38 million in early-stage technology businesses across the north of the UK in 2022, up from £25m in 2021, backing 27 companies in 2022, of which ten were new additions to the portfolio. One of the highlights of the year was the sale of Optoscribe,

The November 26 incident, which took place on a flight from New York to New Delhi, has landed Shankar Mishra in hot water.

Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb, partners with FRP Advisory, have been appointed joint administrators of Mountview Hotels Limited, which owns The Crags Hotel and Abbotsford Lodge, both located in Callander, Stirlingshire. The Crags Hotel is a centrally located terraced Victorian property located at

Dundee-based media group DC Thomson reported a £13.9 million rise in trading revenues in the financial year ending March 31, 2022. The latest accounts filed at companies house showed that the firm's total revenues rose to £174.1m from £160.2m in 2020-21, and the company made pre-ta

Flybe has announced it will reinstate the Aberdeen-Birmingham route in its summer 2023 schedule starting from 2 June.