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A number of Scotland's finance and business industry bodies have signed an open letter addressed to the Scottish Government ahead of next week's Scottish Budget due on 19 December. They have articulated their collective stance and concerns regarding the upcoming Scottish Budget, emphasising th

The Bank of England (BoE) has again decided to maintain the base interest rate at 5.25%. This decision came amidst Governor Andrew Bailey's assertion that considerable effort is still needed to bring inflation down to the standard 2% target. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted six to three in

FinTech Scotland and Smart Data Foundry have announced the winners of their UK Fintech Innovation Challenge.

Scottish egg production stalwart, Robert Chapman, has announced he is passing the mantle of managing director to his son Iain, 40, while retaining his role as executive chair. The 67-year-old says now is the perfect time – having recently come through a very busy couple of years whic

A flood of green investment into Scottish land holdings could deepen divides between landowners and rural communities if new policies and regulation don’t keep up, a study by researchers at The James Hutton Institute has found. The Scottish Government-funded research, being published today, in

More than 400 hospitality businesses and workers have signed an open letter to the First Minister Humza Yousaf, urging him to save Scottish hospitality.

Royal Bank of Scotland is joining forces with Social Bite to host a Christmas dinner for people who’ve experienced homelessness.

A century old Christmas tree is set to go up for auction.

Real estate advisory CBRE has appointed Sarah Hagen as a director at the firm's Glasgow office. She will lead the Glasgow Office Agency team with responsibility for investor and occupier services. Ms Hagen joins following a nine-year stint at Knight Frank, where she has been a partner.

Listed housebuilder Springfield Properties has said it is confident of meeting market expectations for the year to May 31 2024 despite continued "uncertainty" in the market.

Family-owned construction firm A.C. Whyte has commemorated its 50th anniversary by securing £8 million of new business from six contracts in just the last eight weeks. Originally founded in 1973 as A.C. Whyte (Slaters & Plasterers), the company has established itself in the retrofit constr

Loganair has announced Chris Gemmell as its new chief financial officer. Set to assume his role from 1 March 2024 at the regional airline's Glasgow headquarters, Mr Gemmell will steer the Finance, HR, and IT departments.

November saw both lower demand and supply in the Scottish property market according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market.

The UK economy has faced a downturn in October, with a contraction observed across all major sectors, which saw GDP fall by 0.3% month-on-month. The decline was notably consistent with the sluggish trends indicated in recent business surveys. The EY ITEM Club's chief economic advisor, Martin Be

KPMG, the smallest of the Big Four accounting and consulting firms, reported an 8% growth in global sales in the financial year ending September 30, 2023, reaching $36.4 billion (around £29bn).