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The Scottish Government has launched a survey to gather views on designated economic zones such as Enterprise Areas and the freeport model. Businesses, stakeholders and public sector organisations are being consulted on the use of place-based zoning incentives to boost economic recovery and growth i

A broken pocket watch once owned by Mahatma Gandhi has been sold at an auction for £12,000. It was estimated that the silver-plated Swiss watch would sell for up to £10,000 at the East Bristol Auctions last Friday.

Financial services firm Aviva has unveiled a groundbreaking solar energy station in the car park at its Perth office, but plans to accompany it with a £3 million wind turbine have been knocked back by Scottish Ministers.

Dundee woman Liz Blackburn has been re-elected to the global council of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Ms Blackburn, who works for NatWest Group in Edinburgh, joined the global council in 2017 and her re-election was confirmed at its online AGM.

Payments start-up Modulr, based in Edinburgh, London and Dublin, has secured £9 million in investment from PayPal Ventures. Modulr is a Payments-as-a-Service API platform which enables digital businesses and software platforms across lending, banking, fintech, travel, employment services and a

Glasgow-based real estate developer Simply UK has expanded its senior management team with the appointment of Andy Curran as commercial director and Alistair Murray as head of procurement. They will be based from the company headquarters in Baillieston.

A former global CEO of accountancy giant KPMG has been appointed as chair of a new strategic board by the new Centre for Business, Climate Change and Sustainability (B-CCaS) at the University of Edinburgh. Mike Wareing CMG is an honorary professor at Edinburgh Business School, as well as former glob

Graeme Williams, director of M&A at KPMG in Scotland, considers the state of the deals market in Scotland. The last twelve months have taken their toll on Scotland’s economy with no sector or business left unscathed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

UK retail sales received a boost in October from early Christmas shopping as buyers start early to ensure gifts reach their recipients in time, Deloitte has said. Ian Geddes, head of UK retail for Deloitte, said the country is set for the "most digital Christmas ever", including in terms of ret

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled Penalties for Enablers of Defeated Tax Avoidance on 25th November 2020 from 2pm to 3pm. The speakers will be Ken Curran and Lesley Shakles of HMRC. They will provide an overview of legislation

A couple who discovered rare coins worth nearly £20,000 in their newly-purchased home have returned them to their original owner.

Glasgow-based Aliter Capital LLP has completed an investment into digital micro learning specialist Skill Pill. The investment into Skill Pill, which produces video, animation and gamified eLearning content, will complement Aliter Capital's existing portfolio of online learning companies, Sponge and

Scotland has "more than a solid base" for a future foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy, EY Scotland has said following the publication of a new survey. The proportion of overseas companies planning to invest in the UK in the next 12 months has fallen to 25% from a ten-year high of 31% in April,

Scottish retailers will have to be innovative to survive this winter due to the double impact of Brexit and Covid-19, KPMG has warned. The Big Four accounting firm said its latest retail figures showed sales took a step back in October in a "miniature repeat" of the spring lockdown, with sales of fo

Cluster management organisation FinTech Scotland has enjoyed a boost after Google Cloud joined the cluster to support the growth of the fintech SME community in Scotland. With most fintech firms using cloud solutions to integrate more easily with their clients cost-effectively, the addition of Googl