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A new £2 coin launched by The Royal Mint commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott. Scott, who was born in 1771, was an advocate as well as an author and is widely regarded as the Faculty of Advocates' most celebrated member.

The University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator is opening its doors once again to find 12 data-driven AI scale-ups looking to change the world. The programme is designed to accelerate the best AI start-ups in the UK, Europe and beyond to scale globally within a short timeframe and aims to attrac

New research by Barclays Corporate Banking has revealed that 17,000 local high street stores could open across the UK in the next 12 months as shoppers adapt to a post-lockdown world by ‘looking local’. The report, Retail Unlocked, was published today and is available here

Over a thousand computers used to mine cryptocurrency have been crushed by police using a steamroller.

Staff at the Glasgow office of financial services giant Morgan Stanley are playing their part in tackling loneliness among older people. A group of them are volunteering as Phone Friends with the charity Food Train, which helps those aged 65 and over live better lives in their own home.

Independent business lender White Oak has announced that it will allocate £30 million of lending to businesses across Scotland. The funding is one of White Oak’s regional allocations with the lender set to provide at least a further £275m to businesses across the year.

As Hugh Young, manager of Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC, marks 35-years of managing Asian equities, he discusses whether his 10 golden rules for equity investing still hold true today, even as the world grapples with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. These 10 golden rules, which Mr Young admits have

Edinburgh-based spirits producers Buck & Birch are toasting a 350% increase in online sales over the last year. The business, which curates foraged flavours of the wild and conjures them into unique spirits, liqueurs and ready to drink cocktails has launched nine new products in the past 12 mont

Aberdeen-based IT business solutions firm G5 Technologies is investing in staff development and more equipment after claiming £34,000 in research and development (R&D) tax relief. The business, which was formed in 2004, submitted a claim with R&D tax specialists Access2Funding after re

The annual house price change in Aberdeen City and suburbs has reached 3.2%, according to the latest Housing Market Report published by Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited (ASPC).

DataVita, Scotland’s largest data centre and multi-cloud services provider, has reported a more than 100% increase in its contracted revenues for the last financial period, rising from £15 million to £31m. The revenue growth comes on the back of a number of new contract wins across

OakNorth Bank has provided a £4.8 million loan to House of Gods Hotels, the boutique accommodation business, to allow the firm to open new hotels in Glasgow and Manchester. Founded by brothers Mike and Ross Baxter, House of Gods Hotel in Edinburgh was partially funded via a £1.1 million

Scotland’s onshore GDP is estimated to have increased by 0.9% in May as restrictions continued to ease, according to the latest figures published by Scotland's Chief Statistician. However, GDP remains 2.7% below the pre-pandemic level in February 2020.

Scottish retail sales in June moved closer to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out proposals to change disclosure documents provided to retail investors under the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) regulation. The changes will provide more clarity to consumers about what the products are, the risk pres