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Johnston Carmichael has raised more than £24,000 for 30 Scottish charities after taking part in this year’s Kiltwalk events.

Forvis Mazars has made a series of senior promotions and new hires across its Scotland team, and has also welcomed new trainees to its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. Sean Cockburn has been appointed as private client tax advisory partner in Edinburgh. He joined the firm in 2017 and specialises in in

FinTech Scotland has announced that chief executive Nicola Anderson will be stepping down at the end of 2025 to take up a new senior director position at Scottish Enterprise. Aleks Tomczyk is the new incoming chief executive for the cluster management body and will join with immediate effect as desi

A tourist who stole a large chunk of an ancient Greek column in the 1960s has returned it more than half a century later. Greece's Ministry of Culture yesterday announced the repatriation of the fragment of a limestone Ionic capital from the Leonidaion, which accommodated athletes during the ancient

The UK is set to have the second-fastest growing economy among the G7 nations next year, but will be hampered by the highest inflation, according to a mixed forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In an upbeat assessment for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the IMF projects modest UK growth of

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has commenced a visit to Canada, including stops in Toronto and Nova Scotia, focused on getting more investment into Scotland. The visit will also promote collaboration with universities and academic organisations, and strengthen connections with Nova Scotia’s

Late payments continue to be a strain on the Scottish small business community, according to new research by Edinburgh-headquartered FreeAgent. Analysis of invoices sent by the cloud accounting software company's small business customers between September 2024 and August 2025 has revealed the shocki

Wood Group's chief executive, Ken Gilmartin, is set to step down following a shareholder vote on Sidara's £206 million acquisition of the Aberdeen-based engineering firm. He will be succeeded by the current interim chief financial officer, Iain Torrens.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced new plans to support the tokenisation of assets, aiming to drive innovation and growth within the UK's £14 trillion asset management sector.

Wright Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has secured the renewal of its contract with Gaelic media public body MG ALBA until 2028. MG ALBA, the organisation which delivers Gaelic media to audiences across Scotland, the UK and beyond, including via Gaelic-language TV channel and national broadcaster

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has publicly revealed for the first time that the UK government is considering tax hikes and spending cuts in the upcoming Budget to address a significant fiscal hole. In a Sky News interview, the Chancellor confirmed she would not "duck" difficult decisions to ensure the pu

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has awarded Birse Community Trust grant funding to conserve and reopen The Souter’s Shop in Birse, a purpose-built shoemaker’s shop left largely untouched for over half a century and the only surviving example of its kind.

Clydebuilt II Limited Partnership (CLP II), a joint venture between Scottish property company Ediston and Strathclyde Pension Fund (SPF), has acquired multi-let office Central Exchange at 20 Waterloo Street in Glasgow for a price in the region of £22m. Located in the heart of Glasgow’s C

Rachel Munro, founder of The Rebel Baker, an allergen-free bakery shaking up the snack game, is among 14 businesses announced as a Start Up Loans ambassador. Based in Ayr, the bakery can produce over 10,000 cookies per day and supplies products to food service clients across the UK. Every item is fr

A business that helps families of disabled children travel more easily has doubled its turnover and moved into new premises after receiving specialist scale-up support from Business Gateway East Renfrewshire. Safe Place Beds Ltd was founded by Lucy Todd after she struggled to find suitable travel be