Scottish Government

Scottish financial services industry has reported significant strategic strides as industry leaders meet to discuss continued growth and collaboration. Scottish Financial Enterprise, City of London Corporation and Scottish Government met in Edinburgh on Thursday to discuss opportunities for gro

Techscaler, the Scottish Government's tech startup support programme, and FinTech Scotland, the cluster body driving Scotland’s fintech innovation, have announced a strategic partnership poised to drive forward Scotland's fintech sector development. FinTech SMEs now employ more than 10,500 peo

Scotland's life sciences industry achieved record-breaking turnover of nearly £10.5 billion in 2021, new figures reveal. This £1.7bn increase from the revised 2020 figure surpasses the sector's ambitious £8bn target set for 2025.

Bio-based businesses in Scotland will soon have access to a vital new infrastructure that will enable them to scale up their products. Through Scottish Enterprise, the Scottish Government has announced an £847,000 investment to support the purchase and installation of a 300-litre fermenter at

The Scottish Retail Consortium has welcomed the backing of Scottish Ministers over the reintroduction of tax-free shopping for international visitors.

The small proportion of women running companies in Scotland must be addressed as a matter of urgency, Wellbeing Economy Secretary Màiri McAllan has told business leaders. Addressing Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Business Awards, Ms McAllan said the fact that only just over one-

A funding package has been agreed to secure an estimated £350 million in inward investment for a major energy industry expansion in the Highlands. Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables Ltd (SEUK), a subsidiary of Japanese company Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd (SEI) is planning to establish

First Minister Humza Yousaf has reshuffled his cabinet following the resignations of Elena Whithamin and Michael Matheson. Unleashing Scotland’s renewable potential and building Scotland’s economy will be overseen by a single portfolio headed by Màiri McAllan as cabinet secretary

A £1 million project has encouraged more than 100 small to medium sized enterprises across Scotland’s manufacturing industry to explore the potential of additive manufacturing (AM) techniques – industrial 3D printing – that could add value and open up new commercial opportun

Innovation Minister Richard Lochhead will tell a gathering of potential investors meeting in Edinburgh today that Scotland’s cutting edge space industry can lead Europe. He will set out Scotland’s ambitions, which include capturing a £4 billion share of the global space market, to

First Minister Humza Yousaf is visiting London this week to take part in a number of events in partnership with the City of London Corporation, including agreeing an enhanced framework to promote Scotland and London as centres of excellence for financial services. The latest evolution of the partner

A new strategy has been published by the Scottish Government to help strengthen ties with key partners, increase economic opportunities and build on networks for both Scotland’s and international partners’ benefit. The International Strategy sets out the outcomes the Scottish Government

Overseas visitors are coming to Scotland in greater numbers than before the pandemic, according to new figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Figures published today by the ONS show that Scotland has staged a stronger post-pandemic recovery than the UK as a whole, welcom

Legislation which would give councils the power to introduce a visitor levy to raise funding for local tourism facilities and services has passed its first vote at Holyrood.

The Scottish Government has announced that more than £5 billion is being invested in building a fair, green and growing economy that creates jobs, supports businesses and helps finance Scotland’s public services and the transition to net zero. Despite one of the most difficult financial