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Consumer spending has plunged by a third during the coronavirus pandemic, a study from the University of St Andrews Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance has revealed.

The Scottish Government is to convene regular meetings of the strategic leadership group on oil and gas and energy transition with a renewed focus to work in partnership with the industry to identify actions to support the sector and its workforce during the coronavirus crisis. The oil and gas secto

CBRE has announced the launch to market of Portcullis House in Glasgow, representing a rare opportunity to acquire a detached office building in the heart of the city with extensive redevelopment opportunities. Located at 21 India Street, Portcullis House occupies a substantial heritable island site

The Mexican Government is set to auction off a $2.3 million mansion which was once owned by the infamous drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes.

Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has reported strong annual results for the year to 31st December 2019 with income up 36% to £8.7 million from £6.4m in 2018.  The bank has also reported that client deposits have grown by 53% to reach £409.4m (2018: £267

The Law Society of Scotland has today announced a £2.2 million package of financial support for the solicitor profession in response to the coronavirus. The professional body’s governing Council has agreed that, for the 2020/21 practice year:

Rosslyn McMaster, client services director at Russell & Russell steps up to participate in our Just a minute feature. Name: Rosslyn McMaster      Position:  Client Services Director

Results from the latest British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal that the majority of UK businesses did not intend to seek financial support through CBILS bank loans and most of those who had applied were awaiting a decision or had been unsuccessful.

Shona Campbell at MHA Henderson Loggie has been appointed to wind up children’s epilepsy charity Muir Maxwell Trust. After 17 years of successful fundraising, enabling a significant contribution to improved diagnosis, treatment and understanding of complex childhood epilepsies, the team at Mui

Wheatley Group has drawn down £72 million of funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) – at a highly-competitive rate – to build and improve more homes across Scotland. The funding deal – at a rate of under 1.70% fixed over 22 years – will enable the UK’s la

Barclays and Santander have seen profits drop dramatically in the first quarter of 2020 as the two banks prepare for the economic difficulties stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Profits at Barclays have dropped by 38% as its pre-tax profits for the three months to March stood at £913 mill

Scotland's chief statistician has released statistics showing that the amount of retail goods bought in Scotland fell by -1.1% during January to March 2020.

UK GDP growth is expected to range from around -5% to -10% for 2020, according to new analysis from PwC. This estimate reflects the growing body of evidence that the short term decline in activity due to the lockdown will be greater than originally anticipated.

Scotland’s economy grew by 0.2% during the fourth quarter of 2019, according to statistics announced today by the chief statistician covering the period from October to December. Growth in the latest quarter has not been revised from the first estimate published on 18 March. Annual growth for

The Scottish Government is to fully fund a new infrastructure programme for pop-up walking and cycling routes or temporary improvements to existing routes to better enable physical distancing